Indian Ocean Tsunamis 2004
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A
massive earthquake measuring over 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred
under the Indian ocean floor just of the coast of the Indonesian island
of Sumatra. Violent movement of the Earth's tectonic plates in this
area displaced an enormous amount of water, sending powerful tsunami
waves in every direction. Within hours killer tsunami waves radiating
from the earthquake’s epicenter slammed into the coastline of 12 Indian
Ocean countries. The tsunami waves had heights reaching up to 15
meters (50 feet) which snatched people out to sea, drowning others in
their homes or on beaches, and demolishing an immense amount of
property in many areas.
The tsunamis generated by the earthquake have killed over the
150,000 people in twelve countries (Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Bangladesh, the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands, the Maldives, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, and
Kenya). The hardest hit country was Indonesia, which was the closest
to the earthquake’s epicenter. The country have reported death tolls
exceeding over 105,000 people with almost all mortalities from the Aceh
Province at the northern end of the island of Sumatra.
