# EMSC 3002

## Module4.4 - Two important earthquakes

- Louis Moresi (convenor)
  - Romain Beucher (lecturer)
  - **Chengxin Jiang** (lecturer)
  - Stephen Cox (curriculum advisor)

Australian National University

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## What you will learn in this module

What you will learn in this lecture

- Basic concepts related to earthquakes
- Characteristics of the two earthquakes
- Important geophysical measurements to study earthquakes
- Why is the Tohoku earthquake so massive?
- Why does a deep earthquake like Tohoku trigger a huge tsunami?

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