Fig 2. Profile of beaches in the earthquake rupture and control areas.

For each site, each line represents the profile of the sampling beach at each sampling time. “Metres above MLW” (mean low water) denote the height of the beach at a given distance from the coastline. Profiles are given for before (February 2010, blue line) and after (March 2010, red; September 2010, green; and March 2011, black line) the earthquake and tsunami of February 27, 2010.