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Slow ruptures, roaring tsunamis

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Figure 1: Earth and ocean power.

HARRY YEH, UNIV. WASHINGTON

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Houston, H. Slow ruptures, roaring tsunamis. Nature 400, 409–410 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/22656

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