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...
Boxing Day tsunami: How the disaster unfolded 10 years ago
Dec 24, 2014 · It began at 7:59am local time on December 26, 2004, when a 9.1-magnitude quake struck off the northern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia. Scientists say the earthquake was the third-biggest ever recorded, lasting up to 10 minutes and …
Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years …
Dec 24, 2024 · On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was...
Boxing Day tsunami: Facts about the 2004 disaster - IBTimes UK
Dec 22, 2014 · Key facts about the disaster. The earthquake hit at just before 1am GMT or 7.58am local time on 26 December 2004. The magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck 30km below the surface around 160km off the...
Indian Ocean Tsunami Remembered — Scientists reflect on …
Dec 23, 2014 · 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. “The tsunami struck after the magnitude 9.1 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake occurred off the northwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, causing catastrophic levels ...
The 2004 Tsunami Wiped Away Towns With ‘Mind‑Boggling ... - HISTORY
Oct 2, 2018 · At 7:59 AM, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake—one of the largest ever recorded—ripped through an undersea fault in the Indian Ocean, propelling a massive column of water toward unsuspecting shores. The...
The Indian Ocean Boxing Day Tsunami, 20 years on - The British …
At 07.59am local time on Boxing Day 2004, a major earthquake off the Western Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a series of deadly tsunamis in the Indian Ocean that would go on to kill and injure hundreds of thousands of people and affect millions more.
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand: The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami …
Dec 20, 2024 · The Boxing Day tsunami interrupted a civil war, triggered the worst rail accident in history and shattered the lives of millions. Twenty years on, those who escaped certain death share their stories.
Sumatra, Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami, 26 December 2004
Dec 26, 2004 · The tsunami generated by the earthquake was recorded nearly world-wide and killed more people than any other tsunami in recorded history, almost 230,000 missing and presumed dead. The estimated material losses are $10 billion and insured losses are $2 billion.
The day the wave came: 20 years after the devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami
It triggered a series of tsunamis that inundated coastal areas, catching communities off-guard and causing widespread destruction in 14 countries around the Indian Ocean. What would become known as ‘Boxing Day Tsunami’ was the deadliest and most devastating in recorded history.