The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on December 26, 2004, with an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake was estimated to have a magnitude of 9.1–9.3. The maximum recorded surface displacement was about 20 meters (66 feet). The tsunami was the deadliest natural disaster in recorded history. With at least 227,898 dead and missing (as of July 2006), it is the third deadliest earthquake ever recorded, behind …
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