On December 26 2004 Tsunami?
A Powerful Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on December 26, 2004 Sets off a Tsunami That Wreaks Death and Devastation Across the Indian Ocean...
A powerful earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on December 26, 2004 sets off a tsunami that wreaks death and devastation across the Indian Ocean coastline. The quake was the second strongest ever recorded and the estimated 230,000 dead made this disaster one of the 10 worst of all time.
How many countries did the tsunami hit on December 26 2004?
(Reuters) - December 26 marks 15 years since a 9.1 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province triggered a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries.
What caused the earthquake on December 26 2004?
The December 26, 2004 M=9.1 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake occurred along a tectonic subduction zone in which the India Plate, an oceanic plate, is being subducted beneath the Burma micro-plate, part of the larger Sunda plate. ... major strike slip faults in the overriding plate of the subduction zone.
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