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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.
Global multihazard mortality risks and distribution (2005) for cyclones, drought, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and volcanoes (excluding heat waves, snowstorms, and other deadly hazards). A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the ...
Deadliest earthquake Fatalities Magnitude Location Date 2001: 2001 Gujarat earthquake: 20,085 7.7 India: January 26: 2002: 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes: 1,200 6.1 Afghanistan: March 25: 2003: 2003 Bam earthquake: 34,000 6.6 Iran: December 26: 2004: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: 227,898 9.1–9.3 Indonesia, Indian Ocean: December 26: ...
The new documentary series will provide "a 360-degree view into the heart-stopping events of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that took over 225,000 lives" and include testimonies from "survivors ...
This is the worst storm hit in Japanese history. 15,897 [2] Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami: Earthquake and Tsunami: 11 Mar 2011: 72 km east of Oshika Peninsula, Tōhoku [3] Magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami reaching 128 feet (39 meters), causing the level-7 nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
The 7.0 earthquake earlier this month led to a tsunami warning that was quickly canceled by ... roughly 230,000 people lost their lives in the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the deadliest natural ...
2006 Kuril Islands earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.3 earthquake, no injuries or fatalities anywhere; 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.0 earthquake with an epicenter 120 miles (190 km) southwest of American Samoa generated tsunami waves up to 16 feet (5 m), killing 34 people in American Samoa and causing extensive damage [39]
Tsunami survivor Dendy Montgomery, 46, wasn't planning on working on Dec. 26, 2004 — then the world's worst tsunami was triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia