On December 26, 2004, at 7:59 am local time, an undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Over the next seven hours, a tsunami—a series of immense ocean waves—triggered by the quake reached out across the Indian Ocean, devastating coastal areas as far away as East Africa.

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 (Indonesia), and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu (Indi...

Approximately 230,000 people died in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. It is one of the deadliest disasters in modern history. The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, which caused the tsunami, is estimated to have released energy equivalent to …

2023年1月30日 · The 2004 tsunami spread over a long distance sending shockwaves that not only killed hundreds of thousands of people but also destroyed property and damaged the natural environment. The Indian Ocean belt had beautiful beaches and sceneries that people enjoyed viewing on a normal day.

2014年12月23日 · The 2004 tsunami was the deadliest and one of the most destructive in recorded history. Tsunami runup heights of more than 30 meters were observed along the west coast of Sumatra. In Aceh and Sumatera Utara Provinces, Indonesia, at least 108,100 people were killed, 127,700 are missing and presumed dead and 426,800 were displaced by the ...

2013年8月23日 · On December 26, 2004, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 9.1 struck the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. 227,898 people were killed or listed as missing and presumed dead. Material losses...

Damage and Elephants and the Search for Victims of the Great Tsunami of 2004. The tsunami devastated over 5,000 miles of coastline, ruined 2,000 miles of roads, swept away 430,000 homes and damaged or destroyed over 100,000 fishing boats.

2024年11月22日 · In 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean released energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima type atomic bombs. 20 years later, we examine the disaster and its toll.

2004年12月26日 · Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 was a deadly tsunami that hit the coasts of several countries of South and Southeast Asia and caused immense destruction.

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.