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•Tectonic earthquakes are a particular kind of earthquake that are associated with
the Earth's crustal deformation.
•When these earthquakes occur beneath the sea, the water above the deformed area
is displaced from its equilibrium position
• Underwater landslides that generate tsunamis are called
sciorrucks.
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• The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was
an undersea mega thrust earthquake that
occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday,
December 26, 2004, with an epicenter off
the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
• With a magnitude of between 9.1 • The quake itself is known by
and 9.3, it is the third largest the scientific community as the Sumatra-
earthquake ever recorded on Andaman earthquake.
a seismograph.
• The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was
an undersea mega thrust earthquake that
occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday,
December 26, 2004, with an epicenter off
the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
• The quake itself is known by
the scientific community as the Sumatra-
Andaman earthquake.