The 2004 Sumatra earthquake occurred on the interface between the Indian Plate and the Burma Plate along a subduction zone. This subduction zone is known as the Sunda Megathrust and is located off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
The Sumatra tsunami occurred on December 26, 2004. It was triggered by a massive undersea earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9.1–9.3 off the western coast of northern Sumatra in Indonesia.
The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake in 2004 was a megathrust earthquake, where the Indian Plate was subducted beneath the Burma Plate, causing massive displacement of water and triggering a devastating tsunami. The tsunami generated by the earthquake traveled across the Indian Ocean, hitting coastlines in multiple countries, leading to widespread casualties and damage.
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No, Haiti was not prepared for the earthquake that struck in 2010. The country lacked proper infrastructure, emergency response systems, and building codes, which contributed to the widespread destruction and high death toll.
the sumatra earthquake happened in sumatra
An earthquake caused the Sumatra Tsunami.
September 30, 2009
the sumatra earthquake was the onget earthquake in history, it lasted about 10 minutes and killed over 300,000 people
The 2004 Sumatra earthquake occurred on the interface between the Indian Plate and the Burma Plate along a subduction zone. This subduction zone is known as the Sunda Megathrust and is located off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
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The earthquake in 2004 started on the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, also known as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was one of the deadliest in history before the Haiti earthquake. It occurred off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis, killing over 230,000 people in 14 countries.
The Sumatra tsunami occurred on December 26, 2004. It was triggered by a massive undersea earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9.1–9.3 off the western coast of northern Sumatra in Indonesia.
It was a 9.3 magnitude earthquake. It was the 2nd worst earthquake that have ever recorded.
Homes , lives , buildings, electricity, water and the coastline were destroyed.
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