文档介绍：Indonesian tsunami The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra,Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra – Andaman earthquake. The name ? The resulting tsunami was given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, South Asian tsunami, Indonesian tsunami, and the Boxing Day tsunami. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating munities with waves up to 30 meters (98 ft) high. ? It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest-hit country, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand. With a magnitude of Mw – , it is the third largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph . The earthquake had the longest duration of faulting eve