Boxing Day Tsunami 2004. The 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami also known as the boxing day tsunami and by the scientific community the sumatra andaman earthquake occurred at 07 58 53 in local time on 26 december with an epicentre off the west coast of northern sumatra indonesia. The city of banda aceh on the northern tip of sumatra was closest to the.
The 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami also known as the boxing day tsunami and by the scientific community the sumatra andaman earthquake occurred at 07 58 53 in local time on 26 december with an epicentre off the west coast of northern sumatra indonesia. The boxing day tsunami would be the deadliest in recorded history taking a staggering 230 000 lives in a matter of hours. The exact death toll is unknown but over 230 000.
What happened during the boxing day tsunami.
What happened during the boxing day tsunami. More than 200 000 died when an underwater earthquake set off the tsunami in the early hours of december 26 2004. The 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami also known as the boxing day tsunami and by the scientific community the sumatra andaman earthquake occurred at 07 58 53 in local time on 26 december with an epicentre off the west coast of northern sumatra indonesia. At 00 59am gmt a 9 2 magnitude.
