On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2–9.3 Mw struck with an epicentre off the west coast of Aceh in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

6 天之前 · This quake caused the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, which reached out across the Indian Ocean, devastating coastal areas with waves that in some places reached a height of …

2018年10月2日 · At 7:59 AM, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake—one of the largest ever recorded—ripped through an undersea fault in the Indian Ocean, propelling a massive column …

2014年12月25日 · About 228,000 people were killed as a result of the 9.1 magnitude quake and the giant waves that slammed into coastlines on 26 December 2004. The violent upward thrust …

2024年11月22日 · In 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean released energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima type atomic bombs. 20 years later, we examine the disaster and its toll. A …

2014年12月23日 · According to USGS scientists, the sea floor near the earthquake was uplifted several meters. The displacement of water above the sea floor triggered the tsunami, which …

2023年6月12日 · On December 26, 2004, an extremely powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean generated a devastating tsunami. This tragic …

A village near the coast of Sumatra lies in ruins Countries directly affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Image as of a few days after the earthquake. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and …

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami struck on December 26, 2004, following a large underwater earthquake of magnitude 9.1 to 9.3 off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake …

2023年9月29日 · On December 26, 2004, at the coast of Banda Aceh located in Indonesia, a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3. The Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami …