Double rupture made Japan tsunami so big

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 17:00 in Earth & Climate

The devastating tsunami that swept ashore in Japan after a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake in March had such extraordinary power because of the unusual way in which the fault that generated the quake ruptured, new research suggests.

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