2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ) occurred at 07: 58: 53 in local time on 26 December. It was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9. 1–9. 3 Mw. Communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean were severely affected. The tsunamis killed an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, making it one of...