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The tsunami heights in Sumatra: [77] 15–30 m (49–98 ft) on the west coast of Aceh; 6–12 m (20–39 ft) on the Banda Aceh coast; 6 m (20 ft) on the Krueng Raya coast; 5 m (16 ft) on the Sigli coast; 3–6 m (9.8–19.7 ft) on the north coast of Weh Island directly facing the tsunami source
Indonesia was the first country to be seriously affected by the earthquake and tsunami created by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004, swamping the northern and western coastal areas of Sumatra, and the smaller outlying islands off Sumatra.
On the island of South Pagai, the tsunami reached a height of 3 m (9 ft) and swept as far as 600 m (1800 ft) inland. A maximum run-up of 16.86 m (55.3 ft) at Sibigau Island . [ 13 ] According to Indonesian officials, more than 20 villages were hit by the tsunami, displacing more than 20,000 people [ 12 ] and affecting about 4,000 households.
A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands. ... northwest Sumatra under the Indian Ocean, it unleashed a devastating tsunami ...
A tsunami warning system was not in operation at the time of the shock, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Hawaii) and the Japan Meteorological Agency posted a tsunami watch, based on the occurrence of a M7.2 earthquake. The bulletin came within 30 minutes of the shock, but ...
A woman who survived the Boxing Day tsunami 20 years ago said the disaster has given her an "extraordinary purpose" in life. Clare Allen, who lives near Salisbury, Wiltshire, was on holiday in Sri ...
Countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. According to official estimates in India, 10,749 people were killed, 5,640 people were missing and thousands of people became homeless when a tsunami triggered by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake near the Indonesian island of Sumatra struck the southern coast on 26 December 2004.
A tsunami that devastated the area around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, leaving at least 222 dead and hundreds more injured, struck fast and without warning on Saturday. While most tsunamis have ...