2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26 2004. The tsunami generated by the earthquake killed approximately 275,000 people, making it one of the deadliest disasters in modern history. The disaster is also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami.

References

• An information portal on tsunami2004 with 100's of weblinks including trauma counselling, health management and aid agencies to help victims and those involved in rehabilitation
• {{citenewsauthor | given=Maggie | surname=McKee | date= 9 February 2005 | title=Power of tsunami earthquake heavily underestimated | org=New Scientist | url=http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6991}}
• {{citenewsauthor | given=Tom | surname=Paulson | date= 7 February 2005 | title=New findings super-size our tsunami threat. 80-foot waves blasted Indonesia, scientists now say | org=Seattle PI | url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/211012_tsunamiscience07.html}}
• {{citenews | title=UN upbeat on tsunami hunger aid | date= 9 January 2005 | org=BBC News | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4157947.stm}}
• {{citeorg | title=Preliminary Earthquake Report for the West Coast of Northern Sumatra (2004 December 26 00:58:53 UTC) | org=United States Geological Survey | date=March 3 2005 | url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usslav.htm | type=USGS alert}}
• {{citeorg | title=USGS Earthquake Hazards Program FAQ | org=United States Geological Survey | date= 3 March 2005 | url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/faq/hist.html#1 | type=USGS earthquake FAQ}}