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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Anniversaries: Lest We Forget the Indian Ocean Tsunami


Science Channel ranks the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004 as the second worst natural disaster in the history of humankind: "It all started with an earthquake - a very big earthquake. The 9.1 magnitude Sumatra quake, centered off the coast of that Indonesian island, was the third largest recorded quake in history. It was also the longest. The earth shook for over eight minutes when the fault slipped at the Andaman-Sumatra subduction zone, where the Indian Plate is slowly sliding underneath the Burma Plate. The quake was so severe that the entire planet vibrated as much as 1 centimeter. However, the quake was just the start of Mother Nature's reign of terror. The tsunami that it unleashed was the most destructive in recorded history. Spreading over 14 countries, it killed nearly 230,000 people and displaced some 1.7 million more. Water levels rose worldwide and waves up to 100 feet high inundated smaller islands, eventually providing the impetus for a new Indian Ocean tsunami warning system."

Image Source: Science Channel.

See my previous blog post about the Indian Ocean tsunami.

3 comments:

  1. can someone please tell me where the above photo was taken as i would like an image of the before tsunami - its for an art piece i am working on
    many thanks

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  2. Dear Beverley, thanks for your comment. If you do a Google image search this image will come up, including the defunct site
    http://3-b-s.eu/tsunami-dec-26-p-889895.html

    I'm not sure about the original source. ToB

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