这不是海啸，海啸是由海底地震引起的，在远洋时规模还很小，只有当它接近海岸时才具备了排山倒海，杀人不见血之势。
It's not a tsunami, caused by an undersea earthquake. Tsunamis are tiny in the open ocean and become enormous-and deadly-as they approach the shore.
随着周日海啸的发生，已经有人呼吁建立监控印度洋海底地震并警示周边国家的警报系统。
In the wake of Sunday's waves, there have been calls to set up a system that would monitor the Indian Ocean for undersea quakes and alert the countries around its rim.
Gross根据当时海底地震导致印度洋海啸，在2005年1月科学美国的发言解释了这个概念。
Gross spoke with Scientific American in January 2005 to explain the concept following the then-recent undersea earthquake that caused the Indian Ocean tsunami.
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