1. great Sumatra earthquake 2004
By: Juana Aguirre, Corina Ward, and Faith Vargus

2. Location: Distances: Off the west coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
250 km (155 miles) SSE of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
300 km (185 miles) W of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
1260 km (780 miles) SSW of BANGKOK, Thailand
1590 km (990 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Map of Sumatra region showing the extent of the ruptured fault lines for the three most recent giant quakes. Green shows 2004, red shows 2005, and blue and yellow show The islands are: An=Andaman; Nb=Nicobar; Ni=Nias; Sm=Simeulue; Bt=Banyak; Mt=Mentawai

3. Date: Numbers of Deaths and Injuries: Deaths*: 227,898
Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 7:58.53 AM
Time it lasted: 00:58:53 UTC
Numbers of Deaths and Injuries:
Deaths*: 227,898
*Includes "missing and presumed dead”
Unknown injuries

4. Magnitude:
9.1
Damage:

5. Location of epicenter:
3.316°N, °E
Type of Earthquake:
Oceanic-continental Convergent
Located on the Great Sumatra fault
Reverse/thrust fault

6. Type and Locations of damage Caused:
Flooding
Tsunami
Homes destroyed
Located in Indonesia
Roads destroyed
Trees knocked down

7. Sources:
Map:
Website: Google
Author: Unknown
Date Posted: unknown
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Reverse/Thrust Fault:
Website: faceweb
Author: Richard Harwood
Date Posted: :01:29
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Information:
Website: Earthquake hazards program
Author: Unknown
Date posted: January 28, :32:09 UTC
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Oceanic-Continental Converent:
Website: Pass my exams
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Date Posted: Unknown
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