2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

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The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was a massive undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Sumatra that triggered devastating tsunamis across the Indian Ocean, killing over 200,000 people and becoming one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.

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Generate an image of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was a massive undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Sumatra that triggered devastating tsunamis across the Indian Ocean, killing over 200,000 people and becoming one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.)

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instanceOf megathrust earthquake ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ
tsunami ⓘ
undersea earthquake ⓘ
aftershocks numerous large aftershocks along the Sunda Trench ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Boxing Day tsunami ⓘ
Sumatra–Andaman earthquake ⓘ
casualtiesEstimate over 230000 people killed ⓘ
casualtiesRange about 230000–280000 dead or missing ⓘ
countryMostAffected India ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
date 2004-12-26 ⓘ
deadliestInCountry deadliest natural disaster in Indonesia’s recorded history ⓘ
depth about 30 km ⓘ
economicDamage over 10 billion US dollars ⓘ
epicenterLocation off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia ⓘ
faultType megathrust ⓘ
globalRanking one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history ⓘ
one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded ⓘ
homelessEstimate about 1.7 million people displaced ⓘ
injuredEstimate over 1250000 people displaced or left homeless ⓘ
ledTo creation of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System ⓘ
major international humanitarian relief operations ⓘ
revisions of global tsunami early warning protocols ⓘ
localTimeAtEpicenter about 07:58 local time in Sumatra ⓘ
magnitude 9.1–9.3 Mw ⓘ
maximumSlip over 20 meters ⓘ
maximumTsunamiHeight over 30 meters in some locations ⓘ
maximumTsunamiHeightLocation Aceh province, Sumatra, Indonesia ⓘ
linked to: Aceh
momentMagnitude 9.1 Mw ⓘ
notableConsequence long-term displacement of coastal populations ⓘ
significant changes to coastal geomorphology in affected areas ⓘ
widespread coastal destruction across multiple countries ⓘ
oceanBasin Indian Ocean ⓘ
plateInvolved Burma Plate ⓘ
Indian Plate ⓘ
primaryAffectedProvince Aceh, Indonesia ⓘ
linked to: Aceh
regionAffected Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
Maldives ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Seychelles ⓘ
Somalia ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
ruptureLength about 1300 km ⓘ
seismicMoment about 4.0×10^22 N·m ⓘ
tectonicSetting subduction zone between the Indian Plate and the Burma Plate ⓘ
timeUTC 00:58:53 UTC ⓘ
tsunamiCause seafloor displacement due to megathrust fault rupture ⓘ
tsunamiTravelTimeToEastAfrica about 7 hours ⓘ
tsunamiTravelTimeToSriLanka about 2 hours ⓘ
tsunamiType teletsunami ⓘ
tsunamiWarningSystemsBeforeEvent no comprehensive Indian Ocean tsunami warning system in place ⓘ
year 2004 ⓘ

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