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Prof. L. Braile, [email protected], web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile (last modified March 20, 2006)
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The M9.0 Andaman Islands-Sumatra Earthquake and
Tsunami of 26 December 2004
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Tectonic Setting
USGS
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Schematic plate tectonic setting for tsunami
generation
NOAACommonly, in mega-thrust earthquakes, a
very large area of the ocean floor is uplifted
TRENCH
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Historical Seismicity
(Indonesia is one of the most seismically active areas in the world, has a long subduction zone plate boundary, and many 7+ earthquakes have occurred there in the past, so it should be no surprise that an M9+ tsunami-generating event would occur there.)
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Geist, Titov and Synolakis, Tsunami: Wave of Change, Scientific American, January, 2006.
Tsunami-generating EQs and sources
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Question: What other great (M > 8) earthquakes have occurred in the region?
Answer: Since 1900 and prior to the December 26 earthquake, the largest earthquake along the subduction zone from southern Sumatra to the Andaman Islands occurred in 2000 and had a magnitude of 7.9. A magnitude 8.4 earthquake occurred in 1797, a magnitude 8.5 in 1861 and a magnitude 8.7 in 1833 . All three ruptured sections of the subduction zone to the south of the recent earthquake. Interestingly, the 1797 and 1833 quakes are believed to have ruptured roughly the same area with only 36 years separating the events. Paleoseismic evidence shows that great earthquakes or earthquake couplets occur about every 230 years (http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~sieh/publications/a10.html).
USGS
Sumatra earthquakes FAQs
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Show earthquake activity in Indonesia and aftershocks of the 26 December earthquake using the Seismic Eruption program (written by Alan Jones, SUNY-Binghamton)
http://www.geol.binghamton.edu/faculty/jones/
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USGS
Main shock and aftershocks
~1200 km of the plate boundary moved, max. displacement ~ 15 m (?, preliminary est.)
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24-hour seismograph record
~135 degrees distance
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Seismogram
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Surface waves around the world
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Descriptor Magnitude Average Annually
Great 8 and higher 1 ¹
Major 7 - 7.9 17 ²
Strong 6 - 6.9 134 ²
Moderate 5 - 5.9 1319 ²
Light 4 - 4.9 13,000 (est.)
Minor 3 - 3.9 130,000 (est.)
Very Minor 2 - 2.9 1,300,000 (est.)
¹ Based on observations since 1900. ² Based on observations since 1990.
Worldwide earthquakes per year (from USGS):
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Worldwide earthquakes per year:
Frequency-magnitude relationship suggests that magnitude 9+ events will occur about once per decade; statistically, since 1900, the actual number is ~once per 20 years.
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Magnitude of earthquake is controlled by fault length that ruptures (data for diagram generated
using Seismic/Eruption program)
Magnitude versus fault length (determined from aftershock zonelength) for various earthquakes (Alaska, 1964; Denali, 2002; Landers, 1992; Loma Prieta, 1989; Northridge, 1994, etc.). Results were quickly obtained using Seismic/Eruption views.
Alaska, 1964
Denali, 2002
Landers, 1992
Sumatra, 2004
Magnitude versus fault length
Northridge, 1994
Loma Prieta, 1989
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Largest earthquakes, 1900 - 2004
USGS
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Location Date UTC Magnitude Coordinates
1. Chile 1960 05 22 9.5 38.24 S 73.05 W
2.Prince William Sound, Alaska
1964 03 28 9.2 61.02 N 147.65 W
3.Andreanof Islands, Alaska
1957 03 09 9.1 51.56 N 175.39 W
4. Kamchatka 1952 11 04 9.0 52.76 N 160.06 E
5.Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra
2004 12 26 9.0 3.30 N 95.78 E
6. Off the Coast of Ecuador
1906 01 31 8.8 1.0 N 81.5 W
7. Rat Islands, Alaska 1965 02 04 8.7 51.21 N 178.50 E
8. Assam - Tibet 1950 08 15 8.6 28.5 N 96.5 E
9. Kamchatka 1923 02 03 8.5 54.0 N 161.0 E
10. Banda Sea, Indonesia 1938 02 01 8.5 5.05 S 131.62 E
11. Kuril Islands 1963 10 13 8.5 44.9 N 149.6 E
Largest earthquakes, 1900 - 2004
USGS
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Date Magn. Max Ht Killed Location Comments
9-2-92 7.2 10 m 170 Nicaragua Measured Pacific-wide
12-12-92 7.5 26 m 1000Flores Island
7-12-93 7.6 30 m 200 Hokkaido
6-2-94 7.2 14 m 220 Java
10-4-94 8.1 11 m 11Kuril Islands
Measured Pacific-wide
11-14-94 7.1 7 m 70 Mindoro
02-21-96 7.5 5 m 12 Peru
07-17-98 7.0 15 m 2000 New Guinea
06-23-01 8.3 5 m 50 Peru Measured Pacific-wide
Some recent Tsunamis
NOAA
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Date Magn.Max. Ht.
Killed Location Comments
5-22-1782 7.0 10 m 40000 Taiwan
11-22-1815 7.0 ? 10253 Indonesia
8-27-1883 - 35 m 36000 Indonesia Krakatau Eruption
1-21-1917 6.5 ? 15000 Indonesia
4-1-1946 7.9 35 m 173 AleutiansMany deaths in Hilo, Hawaii
5-22-1960 9.5 25 m 534 ChileLargest historical earthquake
3-28-1964 9.2 67 m 115 Alaska
2-4-1976 7.5 ? 22778 Guatemala
12-26-2004 9.0 15 m ~228,000 (6/26/05 est.)
N. Sumatra
Greatest number of fatalities
Some Notable Tsunamis
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Question: What other significant tsunamis have occurred in the region?
Answer: The following destructive tsunamis are listed on a data base maintained by the Tsunami Laboratory, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics (http://tsun.sscc.ru/tsulab/20041226tsun.htm)
1. 1797/02/10 Central part of the western Sumatra. The quake was most felt near Padang and in the area within +/-2 deg of equator. Padang was flooded by powerful waves. More then 300 fatalities. 2. 1833/11/24 South coast of the western Sumatra, estimated rupture from 1 S to 6 S latitude. Huge tidal wave flooded all southern part of the western Sumatra. Numerous victims. 3. 1843/01/05 Strong earthquake west of the central Sumatra. Terrible wave came from the south-east and flooded all the coast of the Nias Island. Many fatalities. 4. 1861/02/16 Exceptionally strong earthquake affected all the western coast of Sumatra. Several thousand fatalities. 5. 1883 Krakatau explosion 36,000 fatalities
USGS
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Tsunami travel time (hours; simulation)
NOAA
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Tsunami wave height (cm; simulation)
NOAA
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Geist, Titov and Synolakis, Tsunami: Wave of Change, Scientific American, January, 2006.
26 Dec. 2004 Tsunami max. wave height and arrival time
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Tsunami wave height (2 hours after earthquake) measured from satellite radar altimetry
NOAA
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Satellite radar altimetry
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Satellite radar altimetry
Gower, J., EOS, v. 86, no. 4, 25 January, 2005
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Tide gauge record, east coast of India
Normal tide variation
Tsunami (~1.2 m maximum wave height; note that waves are visible for over 2 days)
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Geist, Titov and Synolakis, Tsunami: Wave of Change, Scientific American, January, 2006.
Wave Heights – Satellite observation versus calculated model
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Tsunami wave propagation characteristics – note that as water depth becomes smaller, waves slow down, become shorter wavelength, and have larger amplitude
When the water is 10 m deep, what is the separation of the waves in minutes?
NOAA
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Animation courtesy of Dr. Dan Russell, Kettering University
http://www.gmi.edu/~drussell/demos.html
Water waves animation
Direction of propagation
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Tsunami simulation
http://staff.aist.go.jp/kenji.satake/animation.gif
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Tsunami simulations Open Quick Time simulations
(see these websites)http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami/
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami/Mov/TITOV-INDO2004.mov
http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward/indo.mov
Note distance of propagation and reflection of waves
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Double click on the file: TITOV-INDO2004[1].movTo view Quick Time movie of Tsunami simulation from NOAAhttp://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami/Mov/TITOV-INDO2004.mov
Also, simulation from S. Ward, UCSC: indo[1].movhttp://es.ucsc.edu/~ward/indo.mov
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Show video segments of tsunami waves and damage
Source: http://www.asiantsunamivideos.com/
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Chedi Resort, Phuket, Thailand, wave height ~4+ m (?, from estimates of water level from beach umbrellas on grassy area above the beach)
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Damage in Banda Aceh
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Earthquake and Tsunami Damage, Banda Aceh, Sumatra
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Earthquake and Tsunami Damage,
Sri Lanka
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Geist, Titov and Synolakis, Tsunami: Wave of Change, Scientific American, January, 2006.
Train and tracks destroyed, SW coast of Sri Lanka
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Tsunami wave trough, Sri Lanka coast
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Commonly, the water recedes (a wave trough) significantly for a few minutes before the first wave crest arrives. People often go out to explore the beach or gather fish or shells at that time.
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Tsunami wave, Sri Lanka; note strong current
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Banda Aceh, Sumatra, before tsunamihttp://geo-world.org/tsunami/
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Banda Aceh, Sumatra, after tsunamiAlso: http://www.digitalglobe.com/
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Factors that increased loss of life and damage
1. Magnitude of earthquake – largest event in 40 years; and location near highly populated coastlines.2. Approximately north-south orientation of the plate boundary that focused energy to the west and east.
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3. Location off the coast of Sumatra (?)N. Sumatra west coast S. Am.
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4. the lack of a tsunami warning system and adequate rapid communication systems
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DART tsunami warning system
NOAADART: Deep ocean Assessment and Reporting of
Tsunamis
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5. the lack of adequate public awareness of tsunamis and tsunami hazards
(Although the 26 December 2004 earthquake and tsunami was a tragic event, two benefits are: that countries are now committed to installing effective tsunami warning systems worldwide, and, there is greatly increased public awareness of tsunamis and tsunami hazards. Unfortunately, as with the recent hurricanes, this is “education by disaster”.)
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Many people watched the waves approach and did not take action until too late, or went out to explore the beach during a wave trough
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6. the common building construction characteristics in developing countries
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Some significant observations and occurrences
• Tsunami warning system could have saved many lives (many deaths occurred as tsunami hit over two hours after the earthquake).
• In Sumatra, experiencing the strong earthquake caused some people to move to higher ground; however, many did not.
• Apparently, many animals sensed the seismic waves, the sound of the tsunami waves approaching, or the vibration of the ground caused by crashing ocean waves, and moved to higher ground.
• Many people watched the waves approach or went out to explore the beach during a wave trough (receding water).
• A 10-year old girl is credited with saving about 100 people on a beach in Thailand when she noticed the water receding suddenly and told her mother that it looked like a Tsunami was approaching – a lesson that she had recently learned in school.
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Earthquake and Tsunami Safety• Earthquake safety – “Duck and cover”.
• Tsunami safety (when in a coastal, near-sea-level area; two situations, local EQ or distant EQ):
• If you feel strong shaking for 15+ seconds; after shaking, move to higher ground.
• If there is a tsunami warning, or if you observe unusual waves (appear to be large and rapid tidal changes, or water recedes), move to higher ground.
• Do not return until event is over; a tsunami includes multiple waves sometimes separated
by 10-30 minutes and may last for hours.
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L. Braile, Purdue [email protected], web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile
Seismic/Eruption Program (Windows; FREE): http://www.geol.binghamton.edu/faculty/jones/
Tsunami Videos:http://www.asiantsunamivideos.com/
Digital Globe images: http://www.digitalglobe.com/
Web Pages: http://www.noaa.com/tsunamis.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami Animations: http://staff.aist.go.jp/kenji.satake/animation.gifhttp://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami/Mov/TITOV-INDO2004.movhttp://es.ucsc.edu/~ward/indo.mov
Tsunami database search:http://tsun.sscc.ru/HTDBPacNew/page.aspThis PowerPoint Presentation:http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile/new/SumatraEQandTsunami122604New.ppt
Videos: Nova – Wave that Shook the WorldDiscovery Channel: America’s Tsunami – Are we Next?
Resources
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7. the growth of population and building in hazardous, low-elevation coastal areas
Global population map
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Close-up of Global population map
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Questions…
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Global seismic hazard map
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Close-up of Global seismic hazard map
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Files needed:
• NOAA animation:
TITOV-INDO2004[1].mov
• S. Ward Animation:
indo[1]Ward.mov
• Videos:
See: http://www.asiantsunamivideos.com/
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December 26, 2004
Great subductionthrust
fault earthquake
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Largest historical natural disasters
The same geologic processes that make our planet habitable
also make it dangerousSeth Stein, Northwestern Univ.