Information about tsunami in india on 26 december 2004
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The December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by an earthquake that is thought to have had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs.
The epicenter of the 9.0 magnitude quake was located in the Indian Ocean near the west coast of Sumatra.
The violent movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates displaced an enormous amount of water, sending powerful shock waves in every direction.
The tectonic plates in this area had been pushing against each other and building pressure for thousands of years.
They continue to do so and will likely cause underwater earthquakes and tsunamis in the future.
The rupture was more than 600 miles long, displacing the seafloor by 10 yards horizontally and several yards vertically.
As a result, trillions of tons of rock moved, causing the largest magnitude earthquake in 40 year
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The tsunami of 26 December 2004. The cause of the tsunami in Sumatra on 26 December 2004 which affected the entire Indian Ocean was a very violent earthquake of magnitude 9.3 on the Richter scale. ... From the earthquake catalogue of the National Earthquake Information Center
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The tsunami of 26 December 2004. The cause of the tsunami in Sumatra on 26 December 2004 which affected the entire Indian Ocean was a very violent earthquake of magnitude 9.3 on the Richter scale. ... From the earthquake catalogue of the National Earthquake Information Center
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