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
Tsunamis don't get real names as hurricanes and typhoons do. It is often refereed to as the Boxing Day tsunami or the Indian Ocean tsunami.
The Thailand tsunami in 2004 was generated by a massive undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. The earthquake caused a rupture in the ocean floor, displacing a large volume of water which then produced the tsunami waves that hit Thailand and other countries in the region.
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According to the U.S. Geological Survey a total of 227,898 people died.
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
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Take a look at the video in the related links section. That was when the tsunami hit Thailand in 2004, it started when there was an earthquake in the Indian ocean. They can be very destructive, and deadly.
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In 2004.
Tsunamis don't get real names as hurricanes and typhoons do. It is often refereed to as the Boxing Day tsunami or the Indian Ocean tsunami.
No. The Natural Disaster Warning Centre confirmed that the tsunami caused by the Japanese earthquake will NOT have any impact on Thailand.
The tsunami had effected animals by leaving them homeless,sick,injured,hungry etc.On the south of Thailand that is were most animals were badly hit.Wild animals,were hit bad by the large waves that is how the tsunami affected the animals on Thailand.:-)
The infamous tsunami that hit the southern part of Thailand occurred in 2004.
Thailand, Indonesia.
The Thailand tsunami in 2004 was generated by a massive undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. The earthquake caused a rupture in the ocean floor, displacing a large volume of water which then produced the tsunami waves that hit Thailand and other countries in the region.
26 December 2004