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Tsunami Warning Systems Tested
April 11, 2012 | CNN.com

Today’s magnitude 8.6 and magnitude 8.2 earthquakes off the western coast of northern Sumatra produced small tsunamis that tested warning systems developed since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.


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