Макросейсмические сведения
о землетрясении 26 декабря 2004 г. (0:58 UTC)
По данным NEIC, USGS
A strong earthquake occurred 255 km (155 miles) SSE of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
at 00:58:53 (UTC), Dec 26, 2004 (at 07:58:53 AM local time at epicenter). Magnitude 9.0
This is the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and is the largest since
the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska earthquake.
In total, more than 283,100 people were killed, 14,100 are still listed as missing
and 1,126,900 were displaced by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 10 countries
in South Asia and East Africa.
The earthquake was felt (IX) at Banda Aceh, (VIII) at Meulaboh and (IV) at Medan,
Sumatra and (III-V) in parts of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore,
Sri Lanka and Thailand.
The tsunami caused more casualties than any other in recorded history and was
recorded nearly world-wide on tide gauges in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
Seiches were observed in India and the United States. Subsidence and landslides were
observed in Sumatra. A mud volcano near Baratang, Andaman Islands became active on
December 28 and gas emissions were reported in Arakan, Myanmar. (last updated 2/23/05).
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Last revision January 17, 2005