How deep was the Boxing Day tsunami?
30 km
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
| South-west suburb of Banda Aceh, Sumatra. Taken on 2 January 2005 by US Navy | |
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| Magnitude | 9.1–9.3 Mw |
| Depth | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Epicentre | 3.316°N 95.854°ECoordinates:3.316°N 95.854°E |
Where was the tsunami that happened on Boxing Day?
the Indian Ocean
On 26 December 2004 a tsunami occurred in the Indian Ocean. It was the result of the Indio-Australian Plate subducting below the Eurasian Plate. It was caused by an earthquake measuring more than magnitude 9.
How big was the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami?
100 feet
December 26, 2004 +20 to 30 minutes: Tsunami waves more than 100 feet high pound the Banda Aceh coast, killing about 170,000 people and destroying buildings and infrastructure.
When was the Boxing Day tsunami?
December 26, 2004
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami/Start dates
On December 26 2004, waves triggered by a massive earthquake slammed into the coastlines of countries ringing the Indian Ocean. The death toll was enormous. Worldwide, it is estimated that about 230,000 people died that day. Aceh province, on the northern end of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was hit hardest.
What caused the Boxing Day tsunami to happen?
The Boxing Day Tsunami was caused by a displacement of water. The convergence of other plates strains the area, and at the quake’s epicenter, the India plate is now moving to the northeast at 5 centimeters per year relative to the Burma plate . The aftershocks were distributed along the plate boundary from the epicenter to near Andaman Island.
How many people died on Boxing Day tsunami?
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.
How much damage did the Boxing Day tsunami do?
THE Boxing Day tsunami claimed hundreds of thousands of lives on what should have been a day of celebration. Deemed one of the world’s worst natural disasters, the killer waves destroyed all in its space over a space of 12 hours.
What was the death toll of the Boxing Day tsunami?
The event with the highest death toll since 1980 was the Boxing Day tsunami in South East Asia that claimed the lives of 220,000 people. In regards to economic damage, the most destructive natural disaster during that time was the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.