Tag: Tsunami

On December 26, 2004, the world experienced one of its most catastrophic natural disasters. A massive undersea earthquake off northern Sumatra’s west coast triggered tsunamis across 14 Indian Ocean countries. This tragedy claimed over 230,000 lives, marking it as one of history’s deadliest tsunamis. The Cataclysmic Event The earthquake, ranking between 9.1 and 9.3 in magnitude, was among the strongest recorded. It caused the ocean floor to uplift, displacing immense water volumes and generating waves up to 30 meters high. These tsunamis reached as far as Africa’s coasts, traveling thousands…