StrikeSlipVsSubduction_640_High.mov

Why didnt the magnitude-7 earthquake in Haiti cause a large tsunami? In Haiti, the tectonic plates are sliding past each other horizontally (strike-slip fault). No large amount of ocean water was vertically displaced during the deformation. For more on Haiti's January 12, 2010 earthquake: http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/moments For similar animations: on subduction, see Convergent Boundaries:
http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/animations/11

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