Model of Magnitude 8.9 Hikurangi Earthquake and Tsunami

GNS Science researchers produce computer models of a possible plate boundary earthquake and tsunami for the purposes of civil defence and emergency planning. Video courtesy of East Coast Lab, New Zealand

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