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Sunday, May 24, 2026

Collection of facts about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

This post is a collection of facts about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Occurred December 26th, 2004
• 9.2 - 9.3 earthquake west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia
• Strongest earthquake ever recorded in Asia
• Epicenter Aceh province, Indonesia
• Tsunami waves up to 30 meters high
• 14 countries affected including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Somalia, Maldives, Myanmar and Malaysia
• Estimated 227,898 deaths