2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:disaster_response gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:aftermath	numerous, including a magnitude 8.7 event in March 2005
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:2004_Sumatra-Andaman_earthquake gptkb:Boxing_Day_Tsunami
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	9.1–9.3 Mw
gptkbp:casualties	227,898
gptkbp:countries_affected	gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:India gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Kenya gptkb:Madagascar gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Oman gptkb:Seychelles gptkb:Somalia gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Tanzania gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Yemen gptkb:Maldives
gptkbp:date	2004-12-26
gptkbp:deadliest_earthquake_of_the_21st_century	true
gptkbp:deadliest_tsunami_in_recorded_history	true
gptkbp:duration_of_shaking	8–10 minutes
gptkbp:economic_damage	over $15 billion
gptkbp:epicenter	off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
gptkbp:lake	gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:maximumDepth	30 km
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Chennai gptkb:Colombo gptkb:Galle gptkb:Banda_Aceh Male Phuket
gptkbp:plate_boundary	gptkb:Sunda_megathrust
gptkbp:reliefEffortsBy	international humanitarian response
gptkbp:response	largest humanitarian relief effort in history at the time
gptkbp:seafloor_displacement	up to 20 meters
gptkbp:tectonicSetting	subduction of the Indian Plate beneath the Burma Plate
gptkbp:tsunami	up to 30 meters
gptkbp:tsunami_cause	undersea megathrust earthquake
gptkbp:tsunami_travel_time_to_Africa	about 7 hours
gptkbp:tsunami_travel_time_to_India	about 2 hours
gptkbp:tsunami_travel_time_to_Sri_Lanka	about 2 hours
gptkbp:tsunami_travel_time_to_Thailand	about 2 hours
gptkbp:tsunami_warning_system	not in place at the time
gptkbp:tsunami_waves_reached	gptkb:Antarctica gptkb:Australia East Africa
gptkbp:UNESCO_response	establishment of Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ring_of_Fire gptkb:Sumatra gptkb:Sunda_Trench gptkb:Andaman_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5