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On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
A massive tsunami with waves up to 30 m (100 ft) high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, [10] devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, violently in Aceh , and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu , and Khao Lak ...
Banda Aceh, Indonesia, after the earthquake and tsunami. A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Boumerdes on December 5 at the depth of 10 km (6.2 mi). 46 people were injured in Zemmouri. [47] A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Hokkaido on December 14 at the depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). 2 people were injured in Obira and another was injured in Haboro.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occurred on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The earthquake itself, with a moment magnitude of around 9.2-9.3, devastated Aceh Province, Indonesia, while the tsunami affected countries all around the Indian Ocean. Nations which were affected are listed below in alphabetical order.
The magnitude-9.1 earthquake of Dec. 26, 2004, ... Thursday marks the 20 th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history.
On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural disasters of the modern era, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake spurred catastrophic waves that brought destruction and devastation to at least 12 countries.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (moment magnitude 9.1–9.3) [44] triggered a series of tsunamis on 26 December 2004 that devastated coastlines surrounding the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people (167,540 in Indonesia alone), making it the deadliest tsunami and one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
Twenty years after the 2004 tsunami, a BBC reporter who was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands looks back. ... but the 9.1 magnitude quake was the third most powerful ever recorded in the world ...