Sumatra Subduction Zone

Subduction off the coast of Sumatra is responsible for the region’s geography, undersea topography, earthquakes, and volcanoes.

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NASA image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, based on data from the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans, the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, the USGS Earthquake Hazard Program, and the Sumatran Plate Boundary Project. Caption by Robert Simmon.

Published April 18, 2010
Data acquired April 6 - 8, 2010

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DEM