Indian Ocean Tsunami, 26th December 2004
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- Created on: 11-06-15 14:18
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- Indian Ocean Tsunami, 26th of December 2004
- About
- Indo- Australian plate subducting under the Eurasian plate + Indonesian plate
- 25km under the Indian Ocean
- Around 9.0 on the richter scale
- Epicentre just off northwest tip of sumatra
- Countries affected: Maldives, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, India and Sri Lanka
- Tsunami was 25m+ in height
- Effects
- Approx 300,000 killed by waves, tens of thousands injured
- Tourist areas worst affected
- Over 1500 villages destroyed in Northern Sumatra alone
- Millions left homeless with large affects on infrastructure
- Cost approx $5 billion
- Now warning system among countries that border Indian Ocean
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