An ocean drilling expedition has been scheduled for 2016 offshore Sumatra – this will be the first time this subduction zone margin has been drilled for scientific purposes. The expedition will take place more than 10 years after the 2004 Boxing Day Earthquake and tsunami that ruptured more than 1200 km of the Indonesian-Indian margin,… Read More Ocean Drilling Scheduled for the Sumatran Subduction Margin – Source of the 2004 Earthquake and Tsunami