2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
megathrust underwater earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the Indian Ocean
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Summary
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58,306 views/month, #1 of 869).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Indonesia[3], Thailand[4], Myanmar[5], Bangladesh[6], India[7], Sri Lanka[8], Maldives[9], Kenya[10], Tanzania[11], Comoros[12], South Africa[13], France[14], French Southern and Antarctic Lands[15], Chagos Archipelago[16]
- Instance of: tsunami[17], natural disaster[18], disaster[19]
- Commons category: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami[20]
- Point in time: December 26, 2004[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami[22]
- Commons gallery: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake[23]
- Number of deaths: 227,898[24]
- Number of injured: 125,000[25]
- Height: 30 m[26]
- Earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale: 9.3[27]
- Modified Mercalli intensity scale: Mercalli scale IX[28]
- Vertical depth: 30 km[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
Why It Matters
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 179 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]