Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 - Encyclopedia Britannica
Dec 26, 2024 · The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 lasted for seven hours and reached out across the Indian Ocean, devastating coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand, and as far away as East Africa.
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia
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...
Indian Ocean Tsunami Was the Deadliest in History. 20 Years …
Dec 26, 2024 · The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, one of the deadliest events in recorded history, was an enigma to many survivors. Some experts were surprised to learn that a significant number of the people in ...
Indian Ocean tsunami memorials mark 20 years since one of the …
Dec 26, 2024 · The day after Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people across a dozen countries.
Indian Ocean tsunami: 20 years later, a disaster's lasting impact
Dec 26, 2024 · 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 scars of a 9.1 earthquake and tsunami continue to haunt …
Dec 23, 2024 · NAGAPATTINAM, India (AP) — He was a young boy playing cricket with friends on a beach around 9:30 in the morning when a 9.1 magnitude earthquake violently shook the earth, and a tsunami struck from Indonesia to India two decades ago.
How the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami unfolded - National …
Nov 22, 2024 · 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. A woman laments the loss of her...
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami - ArcGIS StoryMaps
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami claimed the lives of more than 230,000 people from 14 countries. The hardest-hit regions, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand, were devastated, displacing millions.
JetStream Max: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami | National Oceanic …
On December 26, 2004, an extremely powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean generated a devastating tsunami. This tragic event raised awareness about the threat posed by tsunamis to coastal communities around the world and led to significant advances in tsunami detection, forecasting, warning ...
Indian Ocean Tsunami Remembered — Scientists reflect on the 2004 Indian ...
Sometimes known as the Christmas or Boxing Day tsunami, the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami is far from a distant memory, a decade after resulting in more than 200,000 casualities.
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