On December 26th, 2004 a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean sets off a tsunami that, within minutes, arrives in the bustling city of Aceh, causing unprecedented havoc and devastation. This four-part documentary follows the desperate struggle to survive of city-dwellers in Indonesia and tourists in Thailand caught in the unfolding catastrophe, as well as the scientists working against the clock to warn the world. Discover the power of the human spirit through stories of hope, hardship, and he

Animation of Earthquake and Tsunami in Sumatra | The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on 26 December with the epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The shock had a moment magnitude of 9.0. USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/sumatra9.php ---- https://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/sumatraEQ/tectonics.html Reconstruction made by @TectonicsObservatory. | Scienze della Terra

Watch the waves from the M7.1 Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake roll across seismic stations in North America. This animation, called a Ground Motion Visualization (GMV), shows the motion of the ground as detected on seismometers across North America. Each dot is a seismic station, and when the ground moves up it turns red 🔴 and when it moves down it turns blue 🔵. Earthquake waves travel around and through the earth. Once the earthquake waves are far enough away from the location where the earthqu

On December 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake near Sumatra triggered one of the deadliest tsunamis in history. Waves up to 30 meters high devastated Indonesia’s Aceh province, killing over 167,000 people and displacing half a million. Entire towns were wiped out, with Lhoknga nearly erased. The tragedy led to global aid efforts and new tsunami warning systems, but its destruction remains unforgettable. | History In Pictures