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Research Article| July 01, 2008 The Seismogenic Zone of Subduction Thrust Faults Seth Stein Seth Stein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Northwestern University seth@earth.northwestern.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Seth Stein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Northwestern University seth@earth.northwestern.edu Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online Issn: 1938-2057 Print Issn: 0895-0695 © 2008 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2008) 79 (4): 572–573. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.79.4.572 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Seth Stein; The Seismogenic Zone of Subduction Thrust Faults. Seismological Research Letters 2008;; 79 (4): 572–573. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.79.4.572 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 This book is essentially B.S.—Before Sumatra. Before December 26, 2004, when part of the thrust fault interface between the subducting Indian and overriding Burma plates off the coast of Sumatra broke. Before the rupture raced 1,200 km northward at 10,000 km/hr (Mach 8). Before an area of the subducting plate comparable to that of California moved 10 meters, causing a magnitude 9.3 earthquake that was the largest in 40 years. Before the resulting seafloor motion generated a tsunami that crossed the Indian Ocean at the speed of a jetliner and killed more than 200,000 people. The almost unbelievable size of... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.