2004 Sumatra Earthquake
December 26, 2004
By: Luana Liao
Last Updated: March 1, 2016
Class Period: 5/ Schoenberg
Plates Involved
Sumatra Earthquake
"The rupture was more than 600 miles long, displacing the seafloor by 10 yards horizontally and several yards vertically. As a result, trillions of tons of rock moved, causing the largest magnitude earthquake in 40 years." -DoSomething.org
Effects of the Sumatran Earthquake
Effects of the Tsunami
Other Earthquakes in Sumatra after the 2004 Earthquake
As you can see, there are many other earthquakes that have happened in Sumatra, occuring from a large build-up of pressure.
- March 28, 2005- Magnitude: 8.6
- September 12, 2007- Magnitude: 8.5
- February 20, 2008- Magnitude: 7.4
- November 22, 2008- Magnitude: 6.4
- September 30, 2009- Magnitude: 7.6
- April 06, 2010- Magnitude: 7.6
- October 25, 2010- Magnitude: 7.7
- April 11, 2012- Magnitude: 8.6
- July 2, 2013- Magnitude: 6.1
- May 17, 2014- Magnitude: 6.2
- November 8, 2015- Magnitude: 6.5
- February 6, 2016- Magnitude: 4.4
Seismograph
Tsunami Wreckage
Uplifted Island
Citations
"2004 Sumatra Earthquake." 2004 Sumatra Earthquake. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2016. <http://www.tectonics.caltech.edu/outreach/highlights/sumatra/what.html>.
"Tsunami! Sumatra 2004." Tsunami! Sumatra 2004. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2016. <http://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/Sumatra.htm>.
"11 Facts About the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami." 11 Facts About the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2016. <https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-2004-indian-ocean-tsunami>.
"Magnitude 8.6 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA." Magnitude 8.6 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2016. <http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2005/usweax/>.