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Earthquakes: 2004 Sumatra Quake And Tsunami

Earthquakes: 2004 Sumatra Quake And Tsunami

At 9.0 Magnitude, this was the largest earthquake in the world since the 1964 Alaskan quake. It struck on December 26 at 6:58 AM local time (00:58 GMT). The epicenter was 255 km (160 miles) SSE of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 315 km (195 miles) W of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 1260 km (790 miles) SSW of BANGKOK, Thailand 1590 km (990 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia....

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Date Added to MERLOT:
June 14, 2009
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March 2, 2012
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Dr. Troy Tenhet
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