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.
See also
- Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
- Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
- List of earthquakes
- 2005 Sumatran earthquake, a heavy aftershock of the Indian Ocean earthquake.
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