The December 26, 2004, Sumatra-Andaman earthquake had a magnitude (M) 9.1 and occurred in a tectonic subduction zone where the Burma microplate, which is a part of the larger Sunda plate, is being subducted beneath the India Plate, an oceanic plate.
Where took place the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean?
An enormous earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on the Richter scale occurred off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sunday morning, December 26, 2004, at 00:58:53 UTC. The epicenter was approximately 250 kilometers south-southwest of Banda Aceh and 30 kilometers below the seabed.
What caused the 2004 tsunami in Thailand?
An earthquake with the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs is believed to have caused the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami. The 9.0 magnitude quake's epicenter was near Sumatra's west coast in the Indian Ocean.
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