The Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA) will publish a special issue on the 26 December 2004 magnitude 9.0 Sumatra-Andaman Islands earthquake and the resulting tsunami. These events demand our attention because of the devastating effects, which included the most casualties from a tsunami in recorded history. In addition, it is the largest earthquake in the age of global digital seismic networks, and the resulting tsunami was recorded nearly worldwide on tide gauges in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans. Thus, the data sets produced by this earthquake will provide unique insights into Earth processes and how these...

You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.