Tsunami warning gaps cited in Indian Ocean nations
Scientists say the Indian Ocean lacked tsunami sensors and tidal gauges, hindering warning efforts for the Sumatra quake. The 9.0 magnitude event triggered deadly waves across Asia and Thailand, with 11,800+ dead, and officials note no buoys in the region to indicate wave direction.
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India
Sri Lanka
Sumatra
Australia
Thailand
International Tsunami Warning Network
Andaman Islands
Phuket
National Earthquake Information Center
Golden
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Indian Ocean
McCreary
Alaska
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Pacific Islands
New Zealand
France
Russia
Toll Rises Across Asia After Massive Tsunami
More than 11,350 dead across Indonesia Sri Lanka India Thailand Malaysia Maldives Somalia and Bangladesh as tidal waves from the quake wreck coastlines. Indonesia reports 4,185 killed with widespread destruction Aceh hardest hit. Sri Lanka over 4,500 dead with 1 million displaced.
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Africa
Indonesia
Health Ministry
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Sumatra
Sri Lanka
India
Tamil Nadu
Thailand
Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Maldives
Somalia
Bangladesh
Chittagong
Dhaka
Asia Pacific tsunami kills hundreds in Indian Ocean
A massive earthquake off Indonesia triggered a tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka Thailand India and the Maldives. Reports say 32 dead in Andhra Pradesh 20 Sri Lankan soldiers aiding relief and 32 missing along with dozens injured. Foreign tourists and locals alike faced dramatic flooding and wrecked coastal towns.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Phuket
Thailand
Somboon Wangnaitham
Wachira Hospital
Patong
Phi Phi
Leonardo DiCaprio
Chan Marangtaechar
PP Princess
PP Charlie
Tamil Nadu
Madras Atomic Power Station
Maldives
Indonesia
Pacific Ocean
Australia
Antarctica
Tidal wave chain reaction linked to Sumatra quake
A submarine rupture more than six miles beneath Sumatra triggered a massive earthquake and a giant tidal wave system reaching Sri Lanka, India, and Africa. Geologists describe the event as a colossal underwater disturbance as aftershocks followed and warnings were lacking in the Indian Ocean.
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Sumatra
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
India
Myanmar
Charles McCreary
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Honolulu
Pacific
U.S
London
Asia
Africa
David Booth
British Geological Survey
Sri Lanka
Indian Ocean
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