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How did the Sumatra tsunami occur?

An earthquake caused the Sumatra Tsunami.


How did the boxing day tsunami occur?

It was caused by a huge earth quake off the coast of Sumatra.


Did the tsunami in Japan affect the current weather in California?

No. The tsunami did reach California and caused some damage there, but tsunamis do not affect weather.


What was the estimated death toll for the 2004 tsunami in Aceh?

The estimated death toll for the monstrous tsunami that hit the Sumatra coastal areas and smaller outlying islands is estimated to be 225,000. The tsunami was caused by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean.


Where was the most destructive tsunami?

The most destructive, if not the largest, tsunami ever recorded was the Sumatra tsunami known as the Boxing Day 2004 tsunami, on 26 December 2004. An earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia sent a deadly tsunami across the Indian Ocean and smaller waves into the Pacific (and Southern) Ocean. The wave caused deaths or damage in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Bangladesh, India, and on the coast of Somalia in Africa.


How big was the cyclone that caused the tsunami in Thailand?

The tsunami that struck Thailand in 2004 was not caused by a cyclone, no tsunami is. Like most tsunamis, it was triggered by an earthquake. Estimated of its size range between magnitude 9.1 and 9.3


What countries were hit by the 1883 tsunami?

The 1883 tsunami was caused my the Krakatau Volcano eruption in Indonesia. The deep effect of the tsunami was in the Sunda strait killing more than 36000 people in Java and Sumatra. Around 165 coastal villages were washed away. The effect of the Tsunami was felt as far as New Zealand.


What were the weather conditions before the Boxing Day Tsunami?

At the time it was a clear, calm, sunny day. The tsunami was triggered by an undersea earthquake and had nothing do do with the weather.


What year did Tsunami happen?

The deadliest tsunami in history occurred in 2004. This devastating event, known as the Indian Ocean Tsunami or Boxing Day Tsunami, was triggered by a massive undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. It caused widespread destruction across many countries bordering the Indian Ocean.


What made the 2004 tsanumi?

The 2004 tsunami was caused by a massive undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3 off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. This earthquake triggered a series of devastating tsunamis that affected multiple countries bordering the Indian Ocean.


What was bigger the Bali tsunami 2004 or the sumoan tsunami 2009?

The 2004 Bali tsunami was larger in scale, with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3, triggered by an undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra. The 2009 Samoan tsunami was caused by an earthquake off the coast of Samoa and American Samoa with a magnitude of 8.1, resulting in significant damage and loss of life but was not as widespread as the 2004 tsunami.


What type of fault caused the Sumatra tsunami?

It happened because the tectonic plates rubbed together and then suddenly movedOR It happened because the ground shakes as pressure is being released between 2 plates