References & Sources  -  August 1, 1998

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  How a middling quake made a giant tsunami

The killer waves that struck Papua New Guinea may have drawn their power from an unusually slow and shallow earthquake.

References:

Information about earthquakes is available at the National Earthquake Information Center's Web site at http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/.

Sources:

Costas E. Synolakis
University of Southern California
Department of Civil Engineering
USC 2531
Los Angeles, CA 90089

Stuart Weinstein
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
91-270 Fort Weaver Road
Ewa Beach, HI 96706-2928

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