Where was the Sumatra earthquake 2004?

Where was the Sumatra earthquake 2004?

Sumatra
Banda Aceh
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami/Location

The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake struck 150 miles from the coast of Sumatra island, on the northwest of the Indonesian island group, and 31 miles below the ocean floor. The quake occurred along a fault line between the Indian tectonic plate and the Burma microplate, part of the Australian plate.

Where did the Sumatra earthquake occur 2012?

The 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes were magnitude 8.6 and 8.2 Mw undersea earthquakes that struck near the Indonesian province of Aceh on 11 April at 15:38 local time….2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes.

What locations did the 2004 tsunami hit?

The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 killed at least 225,000 people across a dozen countries, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand sustaining massive damage.

Where was the epicentre of the 2004 Indonesian earthquake?

Sumatra, Indonesia
On Sunday morning 26 December 2004 at 00:58:53 UTC, a massive earthquake measuring 9.1 on the Richter scale struck off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The epicentre was 30 kilometres under the seabed and approximately 250 kilometres south to south-west of Banda Aceh.

Why did the Sumatra earthquake happen 2004?

The tsunami from the 2004 M=9.1 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake was primarily caused by vertical displacement of the seafloor, in response to slip on the inter-plate thrust fault (see Tectonics section above).

What type of plate boundary was the Sumatra earthquake?

Sumatran Subduction Trench
The red star shows the epicenter of the 2004 earthquake. This plate boundary is called the Sumatran Subduction Trench, and it is where the oceanic Indian/Australian plate is slowly descending beneath (subducting under) the continental Eurasian plate at a rate of about 4.5 cm/year (2 inches/year).

What places were affected by the 2011 Japan earthquake?

List of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami