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Science 23 March 2007:
Vol. 315. no. 5819, pp. 1675 - 1676
DOI: 10.1126/science.1140173
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Perspectives

GEOPHYSICS:
The Next Great Earthquake

Robert McCaffrey

The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake occurred at a surprising time and place; the lessons learned may help costal communities in the future.

The author is in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA. E-mail: mccafr{at}rpi.edu

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