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SWOT satellite reveals hidden tsunami signals linked to near trench processes of the Kamchatka earthquake

Improving tsunami hazard assessments depends on understanding what happens at the moment an earthquake ruptures beneath the seafloor, especially near deep-ocean trenches where measurements are often scarce. When a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29,...

SWOT satellite reveals hidden tsunami signals linked to near trench processes of the Kamchatka earthquake
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Improving tsunami hazard assessments depends on understanding what happens at the moment an earthquake ruptures beneath the seafloor, especially near deep-ocean trenches where measurements are often scarce. When a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, it generated a tsunami that traveled across the Pacific.

Originally published at Phys.org

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