| Asian Tsunami | |
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 Asian Tsunami | |
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| Series | Seconds from Disaster |
| Title | Asian Tsunami |
| Airdate | October 25, 2006 |
| Disaster | 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake |
| Date | December 26, 2004 |
| Kind | Natural |
| Nature | Massive Megathrust Earthquake, Ocean-Wide Tsunami |
| Fatalities | 230,000 |
Asian Tsunami is the 39th episode of Seconds from Disaster and changes tsunami laws by finding the answer.
Plot[]
The second largest earthquake in 40 years with a magnitude of 9.3 strikes the town of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This was known as a megathrust earthquake. It rocked Indonesia for eight minutes. Soon, it unleashes a tsunami which takes nearly 230,000 lives all along the coast of the Indian Ocean.
Cause of deaths[]
The buildings were built to withstand earthquakes, but not tsunamis. Therefore, the houses were swept away, killing 230,000 people.