2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami(Disasters with highest death tolls)

Disasters with highest death tolls - 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami

Time: Sunday Dec 26, 2004 at 12:58:00 PM

Place: Indian Ocean

Details: The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami) occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on 26 December, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9.1–9.3 Mw, reaching a Mercalli intensity up to IX in certain areas. A series of large tsunami waves up to 30 metres (100 ft) high were created by the underwater seismic activity. Communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean were seriously affected, and the tsunamis killed an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries.

Disasters with highest death tolls - 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami

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