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The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at Sunday, 26 December 2004. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian ocean, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (98 ft) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.

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In Banda Aceh, Sumatra, it is 25-30 meters high. But some places the waves can be up to 3-10 meters high.

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None of the states got hit by the actual tsunami. But however before the tsunami there was an earthquake which triggered an earthquake in Alaska.

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It was 9.0 on the Richter scale.

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It happened on December 26, 2004.

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