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News Release 06-038
Study of 2004 Tsunami Forces Rethinking of Giant Earthquake Theory
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![The flat top of the coral marks lowest tide levels before the giant earthquake.](/news/mmg/media/images/tsunami_flattop_f.jpg)
The flat top of the coral marks lowest tide levels before the giant Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. The water level marks lowest low tide level after the earthquake.
Credit: J. Galetzka
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![The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake left wide tracts of fringing coral reef exposed above waterline](/news/mmg/media/images/tsunami_reef_f.jpg)
The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake left wide tracts of fringing coral reef exposed above waterline.
Credit: K. Sieh, Caltech
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![Survivors of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake atop a coral microatoll.](/news/mmg/media/images/tsunami_microatoll_f.jpg)
Survivors of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake stand atop a coral microatoll.
Credit: K. Sieh, Caltech
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