Sherry Sharon Judy Ariel

1. The South-East
Asia
Tsunami
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3. Country Where deaths Deaths
occurred
Sri Lanka 35,322
India 12,405
Thailand 5,395
Somalia 78
Myanmar 61
Maldives 82
Tanzania 68
Seychelles 10
Bangladesh 3
South Africa 2
Yemen 2
Kenya 1

10. With a magnitude of between 9.1 and
9.3, it is the second largest
earthquake ever recorded on a
seismograph. This earthquake had
the longest duration of faulting ever
observed, between 8.3 and 10
minutes. It caused the entire planet to
vibrate as much as 1 cm (0.4 inches)
and triggered other earthquakes as
far away as Alaska.

11. The plight of the many affected
people and countries prompted a
widespread humanitarian response.
In all, the worldwide community
donated more than $7 billion (2004
U.S. dollars) in humanitarian aid.