tsunami victims (February 2005) The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, was an
undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time)
December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra,
Indonesia. The earthquake triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along
the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing more than
225,000 people in eleven countries, and inundating coastal communities with
waves up to 30 m (98 ft). This was the ninth deadliest natural disaster in
modern history. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and Myanmar were
hardest hit. With a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3, it is the second
largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph. This earthquake had the
longest duration of faulting ever observed, between 8.3 and 10 minutes. It
caused the entire planet to vibrate as much as 1 cm (0.4 in). The disaster
is known by the scientific community as the great Sumatra-Andaman
earthquake, and is also known as the Asian Tsunami and the Boxing Day
Tsunami. The tsunami occurred exactly one year after the 2003 Bam earthquake
and exactly two years before the 2006 Hengchun earthquake. The plight of the
many affected people and countries prompted a widespread humanitarian
response. In all, the worldwide community donated more than $7 billion (2004
US dollars) in humanitarian aid.
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