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The Kamchatka Peninsula descends from the top of the image and a chain of islands arc off to the center left edge, separating the sea of Okhotsk from the Pacific ocean, all depicted in grayscale. The 8.8 magnitude earthquake epicenter from July 29 is marked and a red arc emanates from the epicenter. the KA band radar interferometer and Nadir Altimeter of SWOT's data collection path are superimposed over the tsunami arc.

SWOT Spots Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake

Data provided by the water satellite are helping to improve tsunami forecast models.

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