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227,898 dead [6] [7] [8] On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time ( UTC+7 ), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1–9.3 Mw struck with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The undersea megathrust earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, [10] [11] was caused by a ...
- 227,898 dead
- 9.1–9.3 '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000013-QINU`"'Mw
Oct 8, 2018 · The December 26, 2004 magnitude (M) 9.1 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake occurred along a tectonic subduction zone in which the India Plate, an oceanic plate, is being subducted beneath the Burma micro-plate, part of the larger Sunda plate. The boundary between the downgoing and overriding plates of the subduction zone is marked by the Sunda Trench ...
Dec 23, 2014 · Indian Ocean Earthquake Triggers Deadly Tsunami. USGS Public Lecture: Ten Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: How geology is reducing tsunami risk. by Bruce Jaffe USGS Research Oceanographer. FAQs about the Magnitude 9.1 Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake that caused the tsunami
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Mar 28, 2005 · This giant quake of 2004 was followed just four months later by the magnitude 8.7 quake of March 28, 2005. This one was west of Sumatra, under the islands of Nias and Simeulue. Although the 2005 quake was one tenth as powerful as the 2004 quake, it is still the fourth largest quake of the last 100 years, and many lives were lost.
Nov 13, 2009 · It was 7:58 a.m. when the tremendous quake struck beneath the Indian Ocean 160 miles west of Sumatra. Not only did it register at approximately a 9.3 magnitude (only the 1960 Chile earthquake ...
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A devastating tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake unleashed massive tidal waves across South Asia. Powerful tsunamis slammed into the coasts of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Seychelles and Somalia, devastating thousands of miles of coastline, and the communities that depended on them.
Jun 14, 2023 · The 2004 Sumatra earthquake. The 9.1-magnitude Sumatra earthquake led to the deadliest-ever tsunami, killing nearly 230,000 people as it ravaged across the Indian Ocean. by Victoria Heath. On Boxing Day 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of Sumatra Island, Indonesia. A 900-mile stretch of fault line was ruptured where ...
