Eerie recording captures sound of tsunami - LiveScience - MSNBC.com
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A color-coded graph shows the rise and gradual subsidence of underwater sound from the earthquake that touched off an Asian tsunami last December.
An analysis of the recording suggests a new way to monitor earthquakes in near real-time, providing critical information about an earthquake’s intensity and potential hazard that could supplement seismograph data, which typically require hours and even days to properly analyze.
“There is an opportunity here to make a contribution to international disaster monitoring, as well as help us better understand earthquakes and tsunamis and potentially mitigate these events in the future.” she said. “It makes sense to let others listen in.”
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