2004 Indian Tsunami
The tsunami was the deadliest in recorded history taking 230000 lives in a matter of hours. On december 26 2004 at 759 am local time an undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 91 struck off the coast of the indonesian island of sumatra.
The 2004 Tsunami Wiped Away Towns With Mind Boggling Destruction
The december 26 2004 indian ocean tsunami was caused by slippage of about 600 miles 1000 kilometers of the boundary between the india and burma plates off the west coast of northern sumatra.
2004 indian tsunami. The december 26 2004 indian ocean tsunami was caused by an earthquake that is thought to have had the energy of 23000 hiroshima type atomic bombs. It was 2004 the day after christmas and thousands of european and american tourists had flocked to the beaches of thailand sri lanka and indonesia to escape the winter chill in a tropical paradise. A powerful earthquake off the coast of sumatra indonesia on this day in 2004 sets off a tsunami that wreaks death and devastation across the indian ocean coastline.
Indian ocean tsunami of 2004 tsunami that hit the coasts of several countries of south and southeast asia in december 2004. The tsunami and its aftermath were responsible for immense destruction and loss on the rim of the indian ocean. The 2004 indian ocean earthquake was initially documented as having a moment magnitude of 88.
Altogether an estimated 230000 to 260000 people died in the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami. The epicenter of the 90 magnitude quake was located in the indian ocean near the west coast of sumatra. Although the pacific tsunami warning center has accepted these new numbers the united states geological survey has so far not changed its estimate of 91.
In february 2005 scientists revised the estimate of the magnitude to 90. The quake itself was third most powerful since 1900 exceeded only by the great chilean earthquake of 1960 magnitude 95 and the 1964 good friday earthquake in prince william sound alaska magnitude 92. The quake was the second strongest ever recorded and the estimated 230000 dead made this disaster one of the 10 worst of all time.
A decade ago one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the coast of indonesia triggering a tsunami that swept away entire communities around the indian ocean. Both of those quakes also produced killer tsunamis in the pacific ocean basin. About 228000 people were killed as a result of the 91 magnitude quake and the giant waves that slammed into coastlines on 26 december 2004.
A powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the coast of sumatra island indonesia set off the 2004 indian ocean tsunami also known as the christmas or boxing day tsunami on sunday morning dec.
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