Deep Water Tsunami Wave Monitoring System Presentation

UMR ■ ■ 5th largest earthquake ever recorded The earthquake of Dec.26th 2004 was the fifth largest in the world since 1900. The other four earthquakes that were larger are: 1. ૧. 1960 May 22, Southern Chile, M=9.5 1964 March 28, Prince William Sound, Alaska, M 9.2 ■ 3. 1957 March 9, Andreanoff Islands Alaska, M=9.1 4. 1952 Nov 4, Kamchatka M=9.0 5. 2004 Dec 26, Off west coast of Northern Sumatra, M 9.0. This magnitude may be upgraded to 9.3, based on studies now underway.

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