Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
How did the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami impact the lives of the Indonesian people and the surrounding countries?
What was the level of intensity of this Earthquake, and how was it ranked on the most treacherous earthquakes?
The Magnitude of this Earthquake was an astonishing 9.1.
The Depth was at a 30 KM, and the type was a Mega thrust.
The Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami on the death toll list was shining right in the number one slot. Being the most deadly natural disaster since 1980.
Tectonic plate movement
"Seismographic and acoustic data indicate that the first phase involved a rupture about 400 kilometres (250 mi) long and 100 kilometres (60 mi) wide, located 30 kilometres (19 mi) beneath the sea bed—the largest rupture ever known to have been caused by an earthquake. The rupture proceeded at a speed of about 2.8 kilometres per second (1.7 miles per second) (10,000 km/h or 6,200 mph), beginning off the coast of Aceh and proceeding north-westerly over a period of about 100 seconds." (M. Nettles)
The mega thrust earthquake was unusually large in geographical measurement. An estimated 1,600 kilometers of fault surface slipped and ruptured about 50 feet along the subduction zone where the Indian plate subducts under the overriding Burma Plate. The slip did not happen instantaneously but took place in two phases over a period of several minutes.
What is it?
Signs and Warnings
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