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On August 23, 2011 a 5.8 earthquake emanated from the little-known Central Virginia Seismic Zone. The epicenter was near Mineral, VA, but the tremor shook homes, schools, and office buildings in Washington, DC and beyond. In this brief video, Smithsonian e
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Demonstrating an Earthquake's Seismic Waves

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Wavechasers and the Samoan Passage

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Tsunami Science

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Microscopic beach dweller in the sand.
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Organisms Beneath the Sand

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Ocean Currents: Motion in the Ocean

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Building Good Mussels

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A real-time monitoring system helps to forecast and track tsunamis before they reach shore, giving people a chance to move to higher ground.
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Tracking Tsunamis

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Ship Under a Bridge

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Sea Turtles Return to the Sea

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World Ocean Day 2011 'Splash' Mob

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