2004 Asian Tsunami
By: Abbie Jewell
Date Event Occurred-
Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 7:56 a.m.
Strength of Tsunami-
The earthquake that caused the tsunami was a 9.1 magnitude.
Death Toll-
Thailand-
8,212 confirmed deaths
2,817 missing
8,457 injured
7,000 displaced
Indonesia-
167,736 confirmed deaths
37,063 missing
none injured
less than 500,000 displaced
Sri Lanka-
35,322 confirmed deaths
6,700 missing
21,411 injured
516,150 displaced
India-
18,045 confirmed deaths
5,640 missing
none injured
647,599 displaced
Somalia-
289 confirmed deaths
211 missing
none injured
5,000 displaced
Maldives-
108 confirmed deaths
26 missing
none injured
15,000 displaced
Malaysia-
75 confirmed deaths
6 missing
299 injured
none displaced
Tanzania-
13 confirmed deaths
none missing
none injured
none displaced
Bangledash-
2 confirmed deaths
none missing
none injured
none displaced
South Africa-
2 confirmed deaths
none missing
none injured
none displaced
Kenya-
1 confirmed death
none missing
2 injured
none displaced
Total Death Toll-
230,000 confirmed deaths
45,752 missing
125,000 injured
1,690,000 displaced
Economic Effects-
Destruction Caused-
The tsunami was so powerful it wiped out everything on the coast including resorts, houses, cars, businesses, hospitals, churches, and more. The tsunami basically destroyed everything in its path.
Economic Hardship-
$34.5 million
Where did the tsunami hit?
The 2004 Asian Tsunami hit Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Cause of tsunami?
Scientists have found that two huge boulders may have been dragged along the ocean floor causing the huge displacement in the ocean.
Interesting Facts-
• The energy released in the tsunami was equivalent to the explosion of 475,000 kilotons of TNT, or 23,000 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs.
• The 2004 Asian Tsunami was the fourth largest tsunami since 1900 and the world's largest tsunami since a magnitude 9.2 earthquake struck Alaska's Prince William Sound in 1964.
• The waves of the tsunami travelled up to 2000 meters inland.