Portal:2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

On December 26, 2004 a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the western coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, throwing out one of the largest tsunami wave sets ever recorded. The quake occurred at 07:58:53 Jakarta local time -- 00:58:53 UTC.

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Latest articles [1]Massive Photo and Tsunami News archive updated 24/7 January 8 - 2005/01/08 Tsunami aid donations in 2005 deductible for 2004 in the U.S. January 5 - Nias Yet to Receive Aid 10 Days After Quake edit section Recent articles January 3 - UN 'optimistic' on tsunami aid effort January 2 - Radical Group declares Tsunami punishment from God January 1 - Aid pledges rise; Japan promises 500,000,000 USD Nearly 2 billion USD promised, U.N. warns of logistic bottlenecks. January 1 - Americans contribute to relief effort Bush administration criticized for 'miserly' pledges, but ordinary Americans show true generosity. January 1 - Tsunami deaths mount to more than 120,000 December 29 - Tsunami toll passes 80,000 people as relief effort continues December 27 - Asian earthquake toll nears 60,000 edit section

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Lead article Strongest earthquake in 40 years hits Southeast Asia Humanitarian support Romanians raise 395,000 euro for tsunami victims Aid pledges rise; Japan promises 500,000,000 USD Americans contribute to relief effort Indian Ocean countries India issued tsunami warning, nothing happened Non-Indian Ocean countries U.S. and U.K. governments warn citizens against travelling to areas hit by tsunamis