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Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 10 crew
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ISS010-E-13079 (15 January 2005) --- Tsunami damage, northwestern Sumatra (Indonesia) is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 10 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS). On December 26, 2004 a large (magnitude 9.0) earthquake occurred off the western coast of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. Scientists believe the earthquake was caused by the release of stresses accumulated as the India tectonic plate is overridden by the Burma tectonic plate.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth Observations taken by the Expedition 10 crew. NASA/JSC, 2005-01-14. Public domain. ID: iss010e13079.