2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2004_Sumatra-Andaman_earthquake

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:Croatia gptkb:East_Timor gptkb:India gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Kenya gptkb:Madagascar gptkb:Malawi gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Mauritius gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Oman gptkb:Seychelles gptkb:Somalia gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Tanzania gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Yemen gptkb:Maldives gptkb:Réunion
gptkbp:aftermath	numerous, including 8.7 Nias–Simeulue earthquake
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	9.1–9.3 Mw
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Sunda_megathrust
gptkbp:casualties	227,898
gptkbp:causedBy	subduction of the Indian Plate beneath the Burma Plate
gptkbp:date	2004-12-26
gptkbp:duration	8–10 minutes
gptkbp:economicImportance	over $15 billion
gptkbp:epicenter	off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake
gptkbp:maximumDepth	30 km
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive global coverage
gptkbp:memorial	numerous memorials in affected countries
gptkbp:notableFor	caused entire planet to vibrate deadliest tsunami in recorded history third-largest earthquake ever recorded triggered earthquakes as far away as Alaska
gptkbp:oceanWavesReached	as far as the east coast of Africa
gptkbp:reliefEffortsBy	international humanitarian response
gptkbp:ruptureLength	1,600 km
gptkbp:seafloorDisplacement	up to 5 meters vertically
gptkbp:tsunami	gptkb:Indian_Ocean_tsunami up to 30 meters
gptkbp:tsunamiWarningSystem	led to creation of Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
gptkbp:type	megathrust earthquake
gptkbp:UNESCOHeritageImpact	affected several World Heritage Sites
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6