Sumatra, Indonesia Tsunami
By: Abigail Wickberg, Raquel Vasquez
December 26 , 2004
A magnitude 9.3 earthquake struck off the north west coast of the Indonesian Island of Sumatra.
Signs and Warnings
There were dark greenish clouds usually pop up in the sky which shows that a tsunami is coming.
How strong was the Sumatra Tsunami?
It can take houses down and businesses and etc lines snap,destroys many things.
Death Toll and Casualties
The estimate was about 309,699 people that died and how many building fell down and how some of the people survived the Sumatra,cars flooded and things got damage.
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How fast Sumatra's speed can go up to
Tsunamis can travel at speed of about 500 miles or 805 km an hour almost as fast as a jet plane.
How Sumatra hurt people
People from nations in the region and tourists from around the world have got hurt or injured.
What had alarmed the people of the tsunami
An earthquake happened as a warning sign to show the people that a tsunami was coming and that to prepare them to get ready for the tsunami and they had to stay safe.
Countries that were effected by Sumatra
Hawaii,Japaneses,California those are some of the countries that were effective and no longer is a good looking place to go.
All of the money that Sumatra caused
The total cost was 20 million 7.5 billion 7 billion.
Sumatra damaged
Sumatra damaged many things like houses, cars, buildings like schools ,and the tsunami kills peoples families.
About Sumatra
The epicenter of the 9.0 magnitude quake was under the Indian ocean near the west coast of the Indonesian ocean of the island of Sumatra.
What happens when tsunami's hit shallow water
When tsunami's hit shallow water they slow down but they increase in weight.
Resources
1. Earthweb.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/Sumatra.htm
2. Https://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-abouttsunami
3. WWW.sciencekids.co.Nz/sciencefacts/earth/tsunami/HTML