Thailand Tsunami Close up Footage! Thailand Tsunami Close up Footage! 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred on 26 December 2004 at 07.58 local time, with epicenter on the west coast of the peninsula Sumatra, Indonesia. Earthquake attracted a series of tsunamis that have spread across the entire Indian Ocean, making many casualties and flooding communities in southern and southeast Asia, including parts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The disaster is one of the most tragic disasters in modern history, is known in Asia and in the international media as the Asian Tsunami. The tsunami devastated the shores of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and other countries with waves reaching up to 30 meters. It caused serious damage and deaths by the east coast of Africa, recording the greatest distance from the epicenter felt its effects, nearly 8,000 km. The disaster that has affected the population of many countries has created a worldwide humanitarian response. The international community has donated more than $ 7 billion of those affected by the earthquake, for humanitarian purposes. Magnitude earthquake was initially set to 9 on the Richter scale but was later updated to values between 9.1 and 9.3. At this magnitude, is the second largest earthquake recorded on a seismograph! It was declared the longest earthquake ever observed, between 500 and 600 seconds, which caused a vibration of the entire planet for at least half an inch or just over an inch. Also caused earthquakes and in other locations to Alaska.
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