“Japan specifically had a subduction earthquake. And what you have happening is one log raft or plate going down underneath another and as it slides down it gets stuck,” Associate Professor Dr. Erin Beutel says. “And when it snaps up,it displaces water, and the water flows away towards the shore line.”
College of Charleston professor discusses Japan tsunami tragedy – WSCS
By Mike Robertson|2014-05-06T12:36:21-04:00March 11, 2011|Campus Life|Comments Off on College of Charleston professor discusses Japan tsunami tragedy – WSCS