10 Years After
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
ON December 26, 2004, a collision of the Eurasian and Indian Ocean tectonic plates resulted in an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3the third-strongest ever recorded by a seismograph. Near Simeulue, 160 kilometers west of Aceh, there was a rift in the seabed, displacing an area measuring 15 square kilometers, nearly 2 kilometers deep. The surface level fell as water rushed in to fill this new space. When it was full, the water rushed back to the surface. A massive wave began to roll at speeds up to 800 kilometers per houras fast as a commercial jet airliner.
ON December 26, 2004, a collision of the Eurasian and Indian Ocean tectonic plates resulted in an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3the third-strongest ever recorded by a seismograph. Near Simeulue, 160 kilometers west of Aceh, there was a rift in the seabed, displacing an area measuring 15 square kilometers, nearly 2 kilometers deep. The surface level fell as water rushed in to fill this new space. When it was full, the water rushed back to
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