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 Indian Ocean Earthquake (Tsunami) 2004

It was on December 26, 2004, that an undersea earthquake of magnitude 9.3 having epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia hit the coasts of several countries in Southeast Asia. It resulted in a devastating tsunami which killed an estimated 225,000 to 230,210 people.

 Indian Ocean Earthquake (Tsunami) 2004