2004 Off W. Coast of Sumatra tsunami

Key facts

Date

Dec 26, 2004, 12:58 AM UTC

Cause

Earthquake

Magnitude

M9.1

Depth

30 km

Maximum documented water height

50.9 m

Deaths

227,899

Injuries

many (about 101–1,000)

Houses destroyed

very many (over 1,000)

Damage

US$ 10,000 million

Observation records

2,155

Countries affected

48

Each dot is a documented observation site; colour and size show the observed water height. The triangle marks the source.

Tsunami arrival times

Documented arrival times from the NOAA/NCEI database, showing the earliest recorded location per country. Coverage is incomplete: a country without an entry was not necessarily spared.

1. 0:00 hEarthquake (origin) · Dec 26, 2004, 12:58 AM UTC
2. 0:15 hIndia · Port Blair, Andaman Islands · 1.75 m
3. 1:47 hIndonesia · Sibolga, Sumatra · 1.23 m
4. 1:56 hThailand · Phuket · 1.11 m
5. 2:12 hBangladesh · St. Martin's Island · 0.31 m
6. 2:18 hAustralia · Cocos Island (Keeling) · 0.30 m
7. 2:50 hSri Lanka · Colombo · 1.94 m
8. 3:15 hMaldives · Male · 1.08 m
9. 3:46 hUK Territory · Diego Garcia, Chagos Islands · 0.45 m
10. 5:41 hMauritius · Rodrigues Island, Port Mathurin
11. 6:30 hFrench Southern and Antarctic Territories · Ile Saint-Paul · 0.08 m
12. 6:56 hReunion (French Territory) · Reunion · 0.35 m
13. 7:09 hOman · Salalah · 1.39 m
14. 7:17 hSeychelles · Pointe la Rue, Mahe Island · 1.39 m
15. 8:53 hKenya · Lamu · 0.50 m
16. 9:41 hTanzania · Zanzibar · 0.36 m
17. 11:01 hAntarctica · Casey Station (Australia) · 0.44 m

214 places with a documented arrival time

Observations by country

Country	Observation records	Maximum documented water height	Deaths	Earliest arrival
Indonesia	585	50.9 m Aceh, Sumatra	—	1:47 h
Thailand	113	19.6 m Ban Thung Dap	—	1:56 h
India	315	17.3 m Passenger Jetty, Little Andarnan	9,753	0:15 h
Sri Lanka	406	12.5 m Yala	—	2:50 h
Somalia	28	9.52 m Eyl	283	—
Comoros	40	6.90 m Bouni Mosque 2, Grande Comore	—	—
Yemen	19	6.11 m Shazhor	1	—
Madagascar	55	5.40 m Betanty	1	—
Oman	46	5.40 m Al Shuaayr	—	7:09 h
Maldives	169	4.43 m Fanadhoo, Laamu	41	3:15 h
Iran	11	4.43 m Bir Daf	—	—
Seychelles	20	4.40 m Anse Royale South, Mahe Island	—	7:17 h
Malaysia	60	4.00 m B. Ferringhi (Miami Beach)	62	—
Mauritius	24	3.80 m Petit Gravier, Rodrigues	—	5:41 h
Tanzania	20	3.50 m Konduchi Beach, Mainland Tanzania	10	9:41 h
Kenya	6	3.00 m Ngomeni Peninsula	1	8:53 h
Myanmar (Burma)	22	2.90 m Sann Lan Village	36	—
Reunion (French Territory)	16	2.74 m Le Port	—	6:56 h
Bangladesh	2	2.40 m Akilpoor, Bansbaria	—	2:12 h
UK Territory	7	1.90 m Diego Garcia, Chagos Islands	—	3:46 h
South Africa	10	1.50 m Struisbaai	1	11:07 h
Australia	48	0.92 m Bunbury	—	2:18 h
Uruguay	1	0.79 m La Paloma	—	22:46 h
Brazil	9	0.62 m Imbituba Port, Santa Catarina	—	21:13 h
New Zealand	30	0.54 m Timaru	—	14:11 h
Mexico	3	0.51 m Manzanillo	—	29:19 h
Antarctica	9	0.47 m Davis Station (Australia)	—	11:01 h
Chile	14	0.36 m Arica	—	21:43 h
French Southern and Antarctic Territories	3	0.34 m Kerguelen	—	6:30 h
Peru	1	0.34 m Callao la Punta	—	28:47 h
United States	24	0.30 m Crescent City, Ca	—	25:38 h
Argentina	5	0.30 m Mar del Plata 2	—	22:16 h
France	6	0.25 m Concarneau	—	31:00 h
Canada	7	0.22 m Halifax, Nova Scotia	—	31:30 h
Ghana	1	0.21 m Takoradi	—	24:46 h
Ecuador	1	0.18 m Baltra Island	—	29:07 h
El Salvador	1	0.16 m Acajutla	—	31:56 h
Russia	1	0.16 m Severo-Kurilsk, Paramushir Island	—	36:07 h
Vanuatu	1	0.12 m Port Vila, Efate Island	—	21:14 h
Tonga	1	0.09 m Nukualofa (Nuku'alofa)	—	20:43 h
USA Territory	6	0.08 m Pago Pago, American Samoa	—	22:21 h
United Kingdom	2	0.08 m Milford Haven, Wales	—	30:45 h
Fiji	2	0.06 m Suva, King's Wharf	—	21:49 h
Bermuda (UK Territory)	1	0.06 m Bermuda	—	28:07 h
Israel	1	0.05 m Elat Pier	—	—
New Caledonia	1	0.05 m Noumea	—	—
French Polynesia	1	0.03 m Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas Islands	—	21:07 h
Mozambique	1	—	—	—

Individual documented observations for this event. Heights come from different measurement types and sources; not every location has a measured height.

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