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The Asian tsunami. The large movement of earth under the water caused a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami was called the Asian tsunami, or the Boxing Day tsunami in Australia, Canada, England, and South Africa because it happened on Boxing Day. It spread all over the Indian Ocean.
In December 2004 a massive undersea earthquake unleashed a catastrophic tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The series of immense ocean waves caused widespread destruction and loss in several countries on the ocean’s rim.
On Dec 26, 2004 earthquake occurred under the Indian Ocean and strikes different countries that were situated on the coastal areas. The magnitude of the tsunami was measured at 9.1 on Richter scale. The quake is referred to as “Boxing Day Tsunami”.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, also called the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake (known by the scientific community), was a great underwater earthquake. It happened at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) December 26, 2004.
Death and destruction on Boxer Day in 2004. The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami began at one minute before 8:00 am on sunny and beautiful morning on December 26. The megathrust earthquake lifted the seabed and moved it sideways along a 1,600 km (1000 mile) crack in the Earth’s surface.
On December 26th, 2004 an undersea earthquake caused 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami killed over 227,000 people in 14 different countries. The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 created a tsunami that was responsible for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
On December 26, 2004, an undersea earthquake happened off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Tons of water moved when the seabed rose up. The tsunami that hit the coasts of the Indian Ocean was one of the deadliest disasters in known history. Over 225,000 people died in 11 countries.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, one of the most powerful natural disasters in recorded history, sent shockwaves through the region, impacting multiple countries and hundreds of thousands of lives.
A colossal earthquake with a 9.1 magnitude struck the coast of Sumatra on December 26, 2004 resulting in an ensuing tsunami which killed an estimated 230,000 people and caused US$10b in property damage.
The deadliest tsunami occurred in the human history was in December 26, 2004 as it killed 227,898 people. The magnitude of the earthquake recorded at 9.1 on Richter scale. It hit many countries in South Asia and East Africa including 14 countries with Sumatra and Indonesia on the forefront.