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Tsunami Hits Sumatra, Indonesia 1:23UTC
Tsunami hitting Sumatra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake 1:23UTC Banda Aceh, a town in north west Indonesia, recieved seismic sea waves that are 9 meters in height, the water reaches 4km. in land. -
Tsunami Hits Coastal villages of Sri Lanka
Tsunami hits hotel2:23UTC More then 30,000 lives were taken in Sri Lanka alone becuase of the tsunami. -
Earthquake Starts 00:58UTC
home video of earthquake in sumatra At 00:58 UTC
9.3 magnitude earthquake erupted off the of north west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake resulted from complex slip on the fault where the oceanic portion of the Indian Plate slides under Sumatra, part of the Eurasian Plate. The earthquake deformed the ocean floor, pushing the overlying water up into a tsunami wave.
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Tsunami Hits Thailand
2:33UTC The first wave hit Phuket, Thailand. Khao Lak was hit a few minutes later with waves 5-10 meters in height at 10 minute intervals.
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Cease Fire
GAM, a rebel group fighting for the Free Aceh Movement, called a cease fire due to the wide spread devestation caused by the tsumani. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004.Indian_Ocean_Earthquake -
Aftershock
6:21PM A magnitude 7.1 aftershock occurs.
As of 1 January, 2005, there were about 84 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 5.0 to 7.0 in the region of Northern Sumatra and the Nicobar and Andaman Islands. 26 of these - including the largest- occurred on 26 December 2004, the same day as the main earthquake. Since 1 January 2005, many more aftershocks have occurred. The aftershocks are expected to continue for several weeks and months.
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Aftershocks help Scientists
A week after the earthquake reverberations could still be measured. This provided valuable specific data about the earth's interior. This data will help setting up warning systems in the Indian Ocean and help us gain knowledge about earthquakes.
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United States Aids in tsunami relief
President Bush increased the U.S. comitment total to $950 million from $350million. Many other countries in the UN increased their comitment because they feared the death toll might double because of diseases.The risk of famine and epidemic diseases was extremely high immediately following the tsunami – bodies rotting in the tropical heat contaminated food and water sources.
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Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
First buoy is launchedBecause of the 2004 tsunami, on December 1, 2006 a warning system went into effect in the Indian Ocean. This will help Countries bordering the Indian Ocean send out effective warning and help save lives.
www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2358.htm
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Reconstruction
reconstruction in AcehThe Post-Earthquake Reconstruction project in West Sumatra, Indonesia, was developed by the international non-profit organisation Build Change following the 2004 earthquakes and tsunami in West Sumatra and Bengkulu,
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