Saturday, May 21, 2005

Sumatran quake shook Earth's entire surface before unleashing tsunami: report - Yahoo! News

Sumatran quake shook Earth's entire surface before unleashing tsunami: report - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON (AP) - The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake that generated the devastating tsunami in December was so powerful that the ground shook everywhere on the Earth's surface and weeks later the planet still trembled.

'No point on Earth remained undisturbed,' said Roger Bilham of the University of Colorado.

Ground movement of at least one centimetre occurred everywhere as a result of the strongest quake in more than 40 years, though the sensation was not noticed in many areas"

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