when was the tsunami in indonesia?
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- Indonesia was the first country to be seriously affected by the earthquake and tsunami created by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004, swamping the northern and western coastal areas of Sumatra, and the smaller outlying islands off Sumatra.
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- Indonesia: Volcanoes. ... 1 in 1963, when Mount Agung on Bali erupted violently after having been dormant for more than 140 years. In 2006 the drilling of an exploratory petroleum well triggered the eruption of an unusual mud volcano in a heavily populated region of eastern Java.
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- The wave speeds for tsunamis are very high in deep water. The tsunami of December 26, 2004 traveled from near the island of Sumatra to the east coast of Africa in just over seven hours. It was initiated by an earthquake of magnitude 9 off the western coast of northern Sumatra.
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Boxing Day tsunami: How the disaster unfolded 10 years ago Boxing Day tsunami: How the disaster unfolded 10 years ago. The Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 is believed to be the deadliest tsunami in history, killing more than 230,000 people across 14 countries. It began at 7:59am local time on December 26, 2004, when a 9.1-magnitude quake struck off the northern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia.
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Powerful 8.6-Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsunami, But Little Damage E.T. The latest quake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, the same region devastated by a magnitude-9.1 earthquake in December 2004. That tremor triggered a catastrophic tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed 230,000 people.I think a lot of people learned from the past, Arlista said. massive 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early today, triggering an Indian Ocean tsunami that alarmed people throughout the region, but caused little damage. The quake was centered 20 miles beneath the ocean floor about 270 miles from Aceh's provincial capital.
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- An aerial view of Marina beach after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean hit the area in the southern Indian city of Madras on December 26, 2004.
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- This story will appear as a special on the two-year anniversary of the huge tsunami that originated in the Fukushima district in Japan. HWF would again like to express our deepest sympathy to the victims and victims’ family of this natural disaster. First and foremost, this event was a human tragedy.
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Deep Ocean Tsunami Detection Buoys A schematic representation of a deep-ocean tsunami detection buoy (DART™). Australia's first tsunami detection buoy was deployed on 15 April 2007 in the South East Tasman Sea, some 1200 km from Tasmania. The deployment was carried out in collaboration with NOAA.
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- The damage caused can range from little to massive devastation, as seen on December 26th 2004 when an earthquake measuring 9.3 occured off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in which 300,000 people lost their lives due to the massive tsunamis that hit the surrounding land.
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- An aerial view of Marina beach after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean hit the area in the southern Indian city of Madras on December 26, 2004. This photo of Phuket, Thailand was taken moments after the Indian Ocean Tsunami ravaged Southern Asia on December 26, 2004.
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"The  Great Explosion of the Krakatau Volcano (""Krakatoa"")  of August 26, 1883, in Indonesia" Introduction. Over a century ago, on August 26,1883, the island volcano of Krakatau (Krakatoa) in Indonesia, a virtually unknown volcanic island with a history of violent volcanic activity, exploded with devastating fury. The eruption was one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in recorded history.ntroduction. Over a century ago, on August 26,1883, the island volcano of Krakatau (Krakatoa) in Indonesia, a virtually unknown volcanic island with a history of violent volcanic activity, exploded with devastating fury. The eruption was one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in recorded history.
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- On February 3, 1605, in the Keichō era, a magnitude 8.1 quake and tsunami hit Japan. An enormous tsunami with a maximum known height of 30 m was observed on the coast from the Boso Peninsula to the eastern part of Kyushu Island.
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Tsunamis in Thailand The tsunami that the massive earthquake generated killed more than 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, displaced hundreds of thousands of people and caused billions of dollars in property damage.
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History's Deadliest Tsunami CBS News Logo. History's Deadliest Tsunami. The tsunamis that claimed thousands of lives across the Indian Ocean are the deadliest great waves in more than a century and probably in modern history. More than 36,000 people were killed by tsunamis following the explosion of the volcano Krakatau in the Sunda Strait near Java on Aug. 27, 1883.
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The tsunami of 26 December 2004 The tsunami of 26 December 2004. The cause of the tsunami in Sumatra on 26 December 2004 which affected the entire Indian Ocean was a very violent earthquake of magnitude 9.3 on the Richter scale.
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Tsunami Sumatra 2004, Andaman Indonesia While Japan may have the longest recorded history of tsunamis, the sheer destruction caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami event mark it as the most devastating of its kind in modern times. Video: 2004 Boing Day Tsunami.
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Tsunami Sumatra 2004, Andaman Indonesia The 9.1 Mw earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, one of the deadliest tsunamis in known history, is estimated to have released the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Sumatra: What we have recently learned Videos (v1, v2, v3, v4) taken on Siberut Island, Indonesia, during the pair of September 12, 2007 earthquakes (by John Galetzka, TO) TO Sumatra web site Another large earthquake of coast of Sumatra likely (ScienceDaily, Dec 4, 2008)
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- The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004 A picture of the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. Lowest level of the water at Kato Noi Beach during 2004 tsunami Highest peak of water during the tsunami at Kato Noi Beach during 2004 tsunami Regular water level at Kato Noi Beach after 2004 tsunami Return of the slums to the beach in Chennai, India, March 2005 Return of the slums to the beach in Chennai, India, March 2005
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Tsunamis in Thailand After the 2004 Tsunami, Thailand created a tsunami evacuation system with alarm towers along the coast, plus radio, television, and text message warnings and clearly marked evacuation routes in densely populated areas. The April 2012 tsunami warning triggered by an earthquake in Indonesia was an excellent test of the system. Though ultimately there was no massive tsunami, at least in Thailand all potentially affected areas were evacuated quickly.
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- Earthquake in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia Posted at 10:23 AM ET A powerful earthquake struck off Southern Sumatra in Indonesia at 10:16:09 UTC (17:16:09 local time) on September 30, 2009, destroying hundreds of buildings, killing at least 529 people and seriously injuring 400 more.
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History's Biggest Tsunamis April 1, 1946: The April Fools tsunami, triggered by an earthquake in Alaska, killed 159 people, mostly in Hawaii. July 9, 1958: Regarded as the largest recorded in modern times, the tsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska was caused by a landslide triggered by an 8.3 magnitude earthquake. Waves reached a height of 1,720 feet (576 meters) in the bay, but because the area is relatively isolated and in a unique geologic setting the tsunami did not cause much damage elsewhere.
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- On 7 December 2012 a large aftershock of magnitude 7.3 M w caused a minor tsunami, and again on 26 October 2013 small tsunami waves were recorded after a 7.1 M w aftershock. As of 16 March 2012 aftershocks continued, totaling 1887 events over magnitude 4.0; a regularly updated map showing all shocks of magnitude 4.5 and above near or off the east coast of Honshu in the last seven days showed over 20 events.
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- The earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 7:59 am local time on Sunday, 26 December 2004. It was caused by subduction with an epicentre off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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- An International Tsunami Survey Team (ITST) studying the effects of the December 26 tsunami on Indonesia's island of Sumatra documented wave heights of 20 to 30 m (65 to 100 ft) at the island's northwest end and found evidence suggesting that wave heights may have ranged from 15 to 30 m (50 to 100 ft) along a 100-km (60-mi) stretch of the northwest ...