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by adanto6840 3076 days ago
I'm probably completely wrong, but am wondering and trying to deduce the same thing. My assumption, guess really, is that they were remotely activated into "Tsunami Mode" -- a more rapid-pulse reporting mode or similar, which just is a bit noisier perhaps?

Total layman's guess though -- would love to know more if anyone knows the answer.

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> My assumption, guess really, is that they were remotely activated into "Tsunami Mode" -- a more rapid-pulse reporting mode or similar, which just is a bit noisier perhaps?

That sounds like a very good guess. But then, the spikes that are purported to be the Tsunami in the media is just the ADC having a couple bad samples from being switched into a different mode or so :-)

If any USGS person is reading this thread here: Take it as a issue report that your page should be readable and understandable by lay persons, at least lay persons with a non-geophysics STEM background :D