2. Where?Where?
Epicenter was off theEpicenter was off the
west coast of Sumatra,west coast of Sumatra,
IndonesiaIndonesia
Areas most affectedAreas most affected
were: Indonesia, Sriwere: Indonesia, Sri
Lanka, India, ThailandLanka, India, Thailand
The earthquake was feltThe earthquake was felt
around the whole worldaround the whole world
3. When?When?
The earthquakeThe earthquake
happened exactly athappened exactly at
00:58:53 UTC on00:58:53 UTC on
December 26, 2004December 26, 2004
Boxing Day in the wholeBoxing Day in the whole
worldworld
4. EarthquakeEarthquake
Magnitude of 9.3, secondMagnitude of 9.3, second
largest earthquake everlargest earthquake ever
recorded in historyrecorded in history
Lasted 10 minutesLasted 10 minutes
Caused the Earth toCaused the Earth to
move by 2.5 cmmove by 2.5 cm
5. WaveWave
30 meters high30 meters high
4 big waves4 big waves
5 megatons of TNT5 megatons of TNT
In some places the wavesIn some places the waves
reached 2km inlandreached 2km inland
Tsunami VideoTsunami Video
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Samoa TsunamiSamoa Tsunami
More than a 100More than a 100
hundred dead fromhundred dead from
different islandsdifferent islands
8.3 magnitude8.3 magnitude
earthquakeearthquake
Generated a wave of 4.5Generated a wave of 4.5
meters (15 feet)meters (15 feet)
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