How did the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake or Tsunami occur?

Answer 1

It happened by an earthquake. This earthquake was caused by the plates under the sea bed being forced under one another. Then after so much pressure one plate sprung up 15 metres and caused the earthquake.

Answer 2

The 2011 tsunami was the result of something called a megathrust earthquake. Off the coast of Japan, where the tsunami originated, there is a subduction zone, a place where one tectonic plate pushes into and slides under another. In this case the Pacific Plate is sliding under the Okhostk Plate. As this happens the plates become snagged on one another and distort under the force of it, building up tension over the course of a few hundred years. Eventually the plates snap back into place, triggering a major earthquake. This results in part of one plate being thrust upward, displacing an enormous column of water and creating a tsunami.

Answer 3

The 2004 Indian ocean earthquake occurred due to the rupture of the Indian Plate underneath the Burma Plate, causing a massive undersea megathrust earthquake. This displacement of the seafloor resulted in a series of devastating tsunamis that affected multiple countries surrounding the Indian Ocean. The tsunami waves caused widespread destruction and loss of life, leading to one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.

Answer 4

there was an earhtquake beneath the Indian ocean with caused the giant tidal wave

Answer 5

It dived under the island of Sumatra and rushed up in a colossal wave into Sri Lanka and flooded evrywhere. In case you didn't know Sumatra is near srilanka.

Answer 6

The Indian and the Eurasian plate collided with each other.