US-French Satellite Detects Tsunami Post-Quake

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Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
US-French Satellite Detects Tsunami Post-Quake
Photo: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
TL;DR

The SWOT satellite, a joint NASA and French space agency project, captured data on a tsunami caused by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, providing valuable information to improve tsunami forecasting models and validate early warning systems.

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