2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami

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

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Statements (102)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:India gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Kenya gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Seychelles gptkb:Somalia gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Tanzania gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Yemen gptkb:Maldives
gptkbp:aftermath	numerous, including magnitude 8.7 Nias–Simeulue earthquake in 2005
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami gptkb:Boxing_Day_Tsunami
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	9.1–9.3 Mw
gptkbp:borders	convergent boundary
gptkbp:casualties	over 227,000
gptkbp:causedBy	subduction of the Indian Plate beneath the Burma Plate
gptkbp:date	2004-12-26
gptkbp:deadliestTsunami	true
gptkbp:duration	8.3–10 minutes (rupture)
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 and tsunami
gptkbp:lake	gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:maximumDepth	30 km
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	global
gptkbp:notableSurvivor	gptkb:Petra_Nemcova gptkb:Charlotte_Campbell gptkb:Martunis
gptkbp:notableVictim	gptkb:Mieszko_Talarczyk gptkb:John_H._Whitehead gptkb:Kristin_Carle
gptkbp:reliefEffortsBy	gptkb:UN_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs
gptkbp:reliefOrganizations	gptkb:Islamic_Relief gptkb:UNICEF gptkb:International_Federation_of_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Societies gptkb:Save_the_Children gptkb:CARE gptkb:Mercy_Corps gptkb:Oxfam gptkb:World_Food_Programme gptkb:Caritas gptkb:World_Vision gptkb:Doctors_Without_Borders Red Cross
gptkbp:seafloorDisplacement	up to 20 meters
gptkbp:tectonicSetting	gptkb:Sunda_megathrust
gptkbp:tsunami	up to 30 meters
gptkbp:tsunamiArrivalTime	minutes to hours after earthquake
gptkbp:tsunamiReached	gptkb:Antarctica gptkb:Australia gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:India gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Kenya gptkb:Madagascar gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Mauritius gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Oman gptkb:Seychelles gptkb:Singapore gptkb:Somalia gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Sumatra gptkb:Tanzania gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Yemen gptkb:Car_Nicobar gptkb:Great_Nicobar gptkb:Pondicherry gptkb:Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands gptkb:Chennai gptkb:Colombo gptkb:Cuddalore gptkb:Maldives gptkb:Port_Blair gptkb:Réunion gptkb:Aceh gptkb:Nias gptkb:Nagapattinam gptkb:Galle gptkb:Kanyakumari gptkb:Banda_Aceh gptkb:Trincomalee gptkb:Khao_Lak gptkb:Little_Andaman East Africa Malacca Penang Phuket
gptkbp:tsunamiSpeed	up to 800 km/h
gptkbp:tsunamiTravelDistance	over 5,000 km
gptkbp:tsunamiWarningSystem	led to creation of Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2004_Indian_Ocean_tsunami
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6