Independent: 12,300 Killed As Tsunami Sweeps Across Asia
There was no warning. As the sun began to climb into a cloudless sky, the people of Banda Aceh were going about their lives in this city on the north-western tip of Sumatra, Indonesia. It was early morning when the first gigantic wall of water hit.
USGS: Magnitude 9.0
Magnitude
9.0
Date-Time
Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 00:58:50 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal TimeSunday, December 26, 2004 at 07:58:50 AM local time at epicenterTime of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Remarks
At least 3,000 people killed in Sri Lanka, 2,300 in India, 2,000 in Indonesia, 289 in Thailand, 42 in Malaysia, 8 in Somalia and 2 in Bangladesh by tsunamis. Tsunamis also occurred on the coasts of Maldives and Cocos Island. At least 200 people killed, buildings destroyed or damaged in the Banda Aceh area, Sumatra. Felt widely in Sumatra. Also felt in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. This is now the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and is the largest since the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska earthquake.
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