Tsunamis Case Study - Indian Ocean 2004

Tsunami Case Study - Indian Ocean 2004

Where: Indian Ocean 2004. There was an earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra which measured 9.1 on the Richter Scale. 

When: 26th December 2004

How: The destructive plate along the west coast of Indonesia is moving down into the mantle. It cracked and moved very quickly which caused a lot of water to be displaced. This triggered a tsunami with waves up to 30m high.

Countries affected: It affected most countries bordering the Indian ocean e.g. Indonesia, Thaillad, India and Sri Lanka.

Why were the effects so bad: There was no early warning system.

What were the effects?

1) Around 230,000 people were killed or missing.

2) Whole towns and villages…