Asian Tsunami - causes and effects

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The Asian Tsunami

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at on Sunday 26 December 2004. This earthquake was the third most powerful earthquake recorded since 1900, and the confirmed death toll is just under 200,000 due to the ensuing tsunami ('soo-na-mi', from the Japanese words meaning 'harbour wave'). The hardest-hit and most severely affected countries were India (which was hit between 1 and 2 hours of the earthquake), Indonesia (which was hit within a few minutes of the earthquake), Maldives (which was hit within 4 hours), Sri Lanka (hit within 2hours) and Thailand (hit within an hour). Malaysia, Myanmar, Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania were also affected.

The tsunami had the greatest impact on rural coastal communities, many of which were already poor and vulnerable and had few livelihood options.

*Questions&Answers from sheet*

1. Q) Name the Ocean where the Earthquake took place.

A) The Indian Ocean

2. Q) Which Indonesian Island was the closest populated area to the epicentre of the earthquake?

A) Sumatra

3. Q) Approximately 1,700 tourists from 36 countries were killed in the tourist in Phuket.