Indian Ocean Tsunami


	Indian Ocean Tsunami
	Causes 'Mega thrust' earthquake - magnitude 9 on the Richter Scale The Indian Plate subducted the Burma micro plate and the Sunda Plate - rate of 6 cm/yr Focus was 30 km below earths Surface Epicentre 200 km off the coast of Sumatra Plate displaced vertically 3m displacing 5 m of water above it Land displaced was 400 km by 100 km	Effects 230,000 - 275,000 killed 5-6 million people left needing aid 141,000 homes destroyed 1,500 villages in Northern Sumatra destroyed $9.9 billion worth of damages Tourist industry and fishing industry lost money In the maldieves holiday bookings were down by 55% Tsunami created boars in the river channels Damage to mangrov swamps 8 million litres of oil escaped from oil plant
	Overall summary Large amount of destruction to way of life and massive impact on the local infrastructure

'Mega thrust' earthquake - magnitude 9 on the Richter Scale
The Indian Plate subducted the Burma micro plate and the Sunda Plate - rate of 6 cm/yr
Focus was 30 km below earths Surface
Epicentre 200 km off the coast of Sumatra
Plate displaced vertically 3m displacing 5 m of water above it
Land displaced was 400 km by 100 km

Large amount of destruction to way of life and massive impact on the local infrastructure

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