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The following is a timeline of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), on Sunday, 26 December 2004. Sunday, 26 December 2004
The last major tsunami in the Indian Ocean was about A.D. 1400. [163] [164] In 2008, a team of scientists working on Phra Thong, a barrier island along the hard-hit west coast of Thailand, reported evidence of at least three previous major tsunamis in the preceding 2,800 years, the most recent from about 700 years ago.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (moment magnitude 9.1–9.3) [43] 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.
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 ...
Thursday marks the 20 th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. The Boxing Day quake was one of the largest ever recorded.
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.
In 2004, the deadliest tsunami in recorded history struck in the Indian Ocean, killing more than 225,000 people and displacing another 1.7 million. ... Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the ...
Timeline of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami; 0–9. 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck; A. ... World Cricket Tsunami Appeal This page was last ...