Asian Tsunami – Causes and Effects | Unstoppable Wave
On 26 December 2004 there was a massive and sudden movement of the Earth's crust under the Indian Ocean. This earthquake was recorded at magnitude 9 on the Richter Scale and as it happened under the ocean, caused a devastating sea wave called a tsunami.
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