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 tsunami of Sumatra happened on December 14, 2004.
Most of the damage from the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake was from the tsunami it triggered rather than the earthquake itself. When the earthquake occurred it caused the seafloor to shift upwards, displacing an enormous column of water. This caused a wave to race across the ocean that came ashore in many locations as a surge of water with enough force to sweep away entire buildings.
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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.
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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 tsunami of Sumatra happened on December 14, 2004.
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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.