Animation of the seismic cycle, showing the subduction of the oceanic tectonic plate and the resulting deformation of the upper continental tectonic plate. GPS data shows the horizontal and vertical movement of the ocean floor (constant movement), the island (gradually sinking, then suddenly rising), the shoreline (gradually rising, then suddenly sinking), and the continent (fixed in a position).

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