The Science of Indonesia's Surprise Tsunami. Dozens of earthquakes rocked the region, but a tsunami didn't seem imminent. Then the massive waves began crashing in. By Maya Wei-Haas. Published There's a tsunami! Run!" All but a few ignored his pleas, as three enormous waves—the tallest of which would later be estimated at twenty feet—thundered across the nearby bay. The first wave

The tsunami and its aftermath were responsible for immense destruction and loss on the rim of the Indian Ocean. On December 26, 2004, at 7:59 am local time, an undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Quake. Usually tsunamis are caused by earthquakes hundreds of miles from shore, and the shaking is rarely felt on land. As Cummins noted: "It is unusual to see a double disaster like this." It

JAKARTA, Indonesia - On 28 September, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia triggered a tsunami, affecting around 1.5 million people on the island of Sulawesi.* UNICEF is working with the Government to get help and lifesaving supplies to affected children and families.
Like other countries ravaged by the 2004 tsunami, Indonesia is now linked to a tsunami detection system in the Indian Ocean. Once an earthquake has occurred, that system of seafloor sensors . 35 256 59 213 96 346 493 244

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