Tsunami Animation: Sumatra, 2004

The magnitude 9.1 Great Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of December 26, 2004, spawned the deadliest tsunami in history, killing more than 230,000 people in 14 countries around the Indian Ocean. More than half of those killed had lived in Acheh Province, Sumatra, where the tsunami rose as high as 30 m (100 ft.) and traveled more than 4 km (2.5 mi.) inland in this low-lying region. This earthquake began at its epicenter near northern Sumatra and moved the earth’s crust an average of 15 m (50 ft.) as it ruptured