Schematic representation of tsunami formation in the Indian Ocean due to subduction (submergence of a tectonic plate into the Earth's mantle). (IMAGE)

GFZ GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Helmholtz Centre

Schematic representation of tsunami formation in the Indian Ocean due to subduction (submergence of a tectonic plate into the Earth's mantle).

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Schematic representation of tsunami formation in the Indian Ocean due to subduction (submergence of a tectonic plate into the Earth's mantle).

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