2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

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megathrust earthquake natural disaster tsunami undersea earthquake

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was a massive undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Sumatra that triggered devastating tsunamis across the Indian Ocean, killing over 200,000 people and becoming one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami canonical	17
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami	10
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake	3
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in Aceh	1
2004 Sumatra–Andaman earthquake	1
Boxing Day tsunami	1
Sumatra–Andaman earthquake	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	megathrust earthquake ⓘ natural disaster ⓘ tsunami ⓘ undersea earthquake ⓘ
aftershocks	numerous large aftershocks along the Sunda Trench ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ surface form: Boxing Day tsunami 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ surface form: Sumatra–Andaman earthquake
casualtiesEstimate	over 230000 people killed ⓘ
casualtiesRange	about 230000–280000 dead or missing ⓘ
countryMostAffected	India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ
date	2004-12-26 ⓘ
deadliestInCountry	deadliest natural disaster in Indonesia’s recorded history ⓘ
depth	about 30 km ⓘ
economicDamage	over 10 billion US dollars ⓘ
epicenterLocation	off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia ⓘ
faultType	megathrust ⓘ
globalRanking	one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history ⓘ one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded ⓘ
homelessEstimate	about 1.7 million people displaced ⓘ
injuredEstimate	over 1250000 people displaced or left homeless ⓘ
ledTo	creation of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System ⓘ major international humanitarian relief operations ⓘ revisions of global tsunami early warning protocols ⓘ
localTimeAtEpicenter	about 07:58 local time in Sumatra ⓘ
magnitude	9.1–9.3 Mw ⓘ
maximumSlip	over 20 meters ⓘ
maximumTsunamiHeight	over 30 meters in some locations ⓘ
maximumTsunamiHeightLocation	Aceh ⓘ surface form: Aceh province, Sumatra, Indonesia
momentMagnitude	9.1 Mw ⓘ
notableConsequence	long-term displacement of coastal populations ⓘ significant changes to coastal geomorphology in affected areas ⓘ widespread coastal destruction across multiple countries ⓘ
oceanBasin	Indian Ocean ⓘ
plateInvolved	Burma Plate ⓘ Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ surface form: Indian Plate
primaryAffectedProvince	Aceh ⓘ surface form: Aceh, Indonesia
regionAffected	People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh India ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Maldives ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Seychelles ⓘ Somalia ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ Thailand ⓘ
ruptureLength	about 1300 km ⓘ
seismicMoment	about 4.0×10^22 N·m ⓘ
tectonicSetting	subduction zone between the Indian Plate and the Burma Plate ⓘ
timeUTC	00:58:53 UTC ⓘ
tsunamiCause	seafloor displacement due to megathrust fault rupture ⓘ
tsunamiTravelTimeToEastAfrica	about 7 hours ⓘ
tsunamiTravelTimeToSriLanka	about 2 hours ⓘ
tsunamiType	teletsunami ⓘ
tsunamiWarningSystemsBeforeEvent	no comprehensive Indian Ocean tsunami warning system in place ⓘ
year	2004 ⓘ

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Indo-Australian Plate → causedEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Indian Ocean → wasSiteOfEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Galle → sufferedEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Sumatra → experiencedEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

Car Nicobar → hitBy → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami → alsoKnownAs → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boxing Day tsunami

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami → alsoKnownAs → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sumatra–Andaman earthquake

Galle International Stadium → damagedBy → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Nagapattinam → notableEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

The Impossible → mainSubject → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Nicobar Islands → affectedBy → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Aceh → naturalDisaster → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Cuddalore → affectedBy → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Indira Point → affectedByEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival → notableCoverage → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake → relatedEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Sunda subduction system → relatedTo → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

Burma Plate → associatedWithEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

Burma Plate → associatedWithEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Sumatra–Andaman earthquake

Nias → affectedBy → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Unawatuna → affectedBy → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Trinket Island → affectedByEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Car Nicobar Island → affectedBy → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Nancowry Islands → affectedByEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Khao Lak → devastatedBy → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Maria Bennett → survivesEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Maria Bennett → setDuring → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Henry Bennett → eventDepicted → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Samuel Joslin → mainSubject → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

subject surface form: The Impossible

Lucas Bennett → eventDepicted → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Banda Aceh → eventAffectedBy → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center → significantEventMonitored → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Acehnese people → majorDisasterImpact → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Aceh insurgency → significantEvent → 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in Aceh