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Earthquakes in the Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
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Published January 5, 2010
The contrast in ocean depths between the Australia Plate and the Pacific Plate near the Solomon islands reveals the subduction of the former beneath its northeastern neighbor. This subduction was responsible for the 7.2-magnitude quake on January 4, 2010.
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Earthquakes Near Vanuatu
Published October 9, 2009
This map shows the region surrounding the earthquakes that occurred near Vanuatu on October 7 and 8, 2009. Ocean water appears in shades of blue, and land areas appear in shades of brown. Circles mark earthquake locations, and a black line marks the tectonic plate boundary.
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Earthquake off Samoa Generates Tsunami
Published October 1, 2009
A large (magnitude 8.0) undersea earthquake near Samoa generated a destructive tsunami that killed over 100 people.
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7.6 Magnitude Earthquake off Sumatra
Published September 30, 2009
This image shows the topography and bathymetry near Sumatra, Indonesia, where hundreds or thousands of people were feared dead in the wake of a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck on September 30, 2009.
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Sinking River Deltas - Irrawaddy River
Published September 22, 2009
This elevation image shows that the Irrawaddy Delta in Burma (Myanmar) is clearly flat, much of it below five meters in elevation. This low elevation makes the delta particularly prone to flooding from storm surges.
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Earthquake off the Coast of Venezuela
Published September 15, 2009
A strong earthquake struck off the Venezuelan coast on September 12, 2009.
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7.0 Quake off Java
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Published September 4, 2009
This image shows bathymetry in shades of blue and topography in shades of brown in the area where an earthquake struck off the shore of western Java on September 2, 2009.
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7.6 Magnitude Earthquake off New Zealand’s South Island
Published July 21, 2009
Evidence of New Zealand’s location on the Pacific Ring of Fire is shown in this image of the bathymetry (shades of blue) and topography (shades of brown) of the southwestern part of the South Island, known as Fiordland, and the surrounding waters of the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean.
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Himalayan Topography
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Published July 3, 2009
The towering peaks of the Himalaya Mountains provide an illustration of a new satellite-derived topographic model.
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7.3-Magnitude Quake off the Honduras Coast
Published May 30, 2009
This image shows the topography and bathymetry of the region surrounding the earthquakes that occurred on May 28-29, 2009. Red circles indicate quake locations, and fine black lines indicate fault lines.
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Earthquake in Central Italy
Published April 7, 2009
This image of central Italy shows the rugged topography in the vicinity of L’Aquila, where a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck on April 6, 2009.
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