Field Survey of Northern Sumatra and Banda Aceh, Indonesia after the Tsunami and Earthquake of 26 December 2004

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Research Article| May 01, 2005 Field Survey of Northern Sumatra and Banda Aceh, Indonesia after the Tsunami and Earthquake of 26 December 2004 Jose C. Borrero Jose C. Borrero Tsunami Research Center Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-2531 USA [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Jose C. Borrero Tsunami Research Center Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-2531 USA [e-mail] Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2005 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2005) 76 (3): 312–320. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.76.3.312 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Jose C. Borrero; Field Survey of Northern Sumatra and Banda Aceh, Indonesia after the Tsunami and Earthquake of 26 December 2004. Seismological Research Letters 2005;; 76 (3): 312–320. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.76.3.312 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search On Sunday, 26 December 2004, at 00:58 UTC (07:58 local at the epicenter), a great earthquake occurred 250 km south-west of Banda Aceh in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. With a moment magnitude of 9.0 or possibly greater (Stein and Okal, 2005), it was one of the largest instrumentally recorded earthquakes in history. The earthquake generated a large tsunami that caused extreme inundation and destruction along the northern and western coasts of Sumatra, as seen in the cities of Banda Aceh and Meulaboh. Within hours the tsunami devastated the distant shores of Thailand to the east as well as those... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.