December 26, 2004
2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
Yes, the 9.0 magnitude earthquake caused the tsunami.
2004
it was in INDIAN OCEAN it was a 9.3 earthquake.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake resulted in thousands of aftershocks. Some sources estimate there were over 50,000 aftershocks following the main earthquake, with magnitudes ranging from 4.0 to 7.3.
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
It occured in the Indian Ocean (the epicentre was just off the northern tip of the island of Sumatra) on the plate boundary where the Indo-Australian Plate is subducted under the Eurasian plate.
A tsunami happened during the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 24 2004
The scientists determined the size of the earthquake by combining forces when the tsunami triggered them>
There was a large one in Sumatra and the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004/ There was an earthquake that created a tsunami on the northeast coast of the island of Honshu in Japan, on March 11, 2011.
The Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami, casualities over 300,000
The 2004 tsunami was caused by a massive undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3 off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. This earthquake triggered a series of devastating tsunamis that affected multiple countries bordering the Indian Ocean.