2004 indian ocean tsunami
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Where?Where?Epicenter was off the Epicenter was off the
west coast of Sumatra, west coast of Sumatra, IndonesiaIndonesia
Areas most affected Areas most affected were: Indonesia, Sri were: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, ThailandLanka, India, Thailand
The earthquake was The earthquake was felt around the whole felt around the whole worldworld
When?When?The earthquake The earthquake
happened exactly at happened exactly at 00:58:53 UTC on 00:58:53 UTC on December 26, 2004December 26, 2004
Boxing Day in the Boxing Day in the whole worldwhole world
EarthquakeEarthquakeMagnitude of 9.3, Magnitude of 9.3,
second largest second largest earthquake ever earthquake ever recorded in historyrecorded in history
Lasted 10 minutesLasted 10 minutesCaused the Earth to Caused the Earth to
move by 2.5 cmmove by 2.5 cm
WaveWave30 meters high30 meters high4 big waves4 big waves5 megatons of TNT5 megatons of TNTIn some places the In some places the
waves reached 2km waves reached 2km inlandinland
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Samoa TsunamiSamoa TsunamiMore than a 100 More than a 100
hundred dead from hundred dead from different islandsdifferent islands
8.3 magnitude 8.3 magnitude earthquakeearthquake
Generated a wave of Generated a wave of 4.5 meters (15 feet)4.5 meters (15 feet)
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