2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake And Tsunami

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was a catastrophic natural disaster triggered by a massive 9.1–9.3 magnitude undersea earthquake on December 26, 2004.

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Date
Dec 2004
Location
150 miles from the coast of Sumatra Island
Lives lost
227,898
Runtime
104 min

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was a catastrophic natural disaster triggered by a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake on December 26, 2004, off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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