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This image shows three different Sumatra earthquakes recorded at the Weston Observatory AS1 station at Boston College. All three earthquakes are from the same distance away (133 degrees), but are different magnitudes, which is shown by the differences in amplitudes of the recorded waves.

Three Sumatra Earthquakes of Different Magnitudes
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