Dear Liam and colleagues,

First, please excuse the delay, there was no communication from the AE. I have now looked at the manuscripts and the referee reports and find that the manuscript is ready for publication. Referee 1 has a few very minor comments and suggestions, which may yield small technical improvements. I ask you to consider their report and make the relevant corrections.

Once you have done this, your manuscript will be prepared for print by the staff of Copernicus. Your swift reply to their queries and instructions will help in minimizing time to publication.

Thank you for submitting your interesting manuscript to ESurf and for working with Fan Xuanmei and her referees. I trust that the reuslting paper will receive good attention, for its insights into the Iliamna events and for its contribution to the rapidly growing records of environmental seismology.

Niels Hovius