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Indian Ocean earthquake, 26 December 2004

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According to Ada Derana, an undersea megathrust earthquake of magnitude 9.1 struck off Sumatra, Indonesia, on the morning of 26 December 2004

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Disasters, 2004 to 2025

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• Indian Ocean earthquake, 26 December 2004 / Followed by waves that struck Sri Lanka / Indian Ocean tsunami in Sri Lanka, 26 December 2004
  • Describes the magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra on Sunday morning, 26 December 2004, and says a series of waves then ravaged the coasts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Maldives, Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.26 Dec 2020 · Ada Derana · Two-minute silence in remembrance of 2004 Tsunami victims