The Great Wave- Sumatra Quake and tsunami of 2004

Sea surges kill thousands in Asia -tragedia"9,500 people have been killed" -- Yahoo News now says the death toll is nearing 12,000. This is an enormous tragedy.

Tsunamis hit south India; over 1,800 dead

Bodies line south India beaches; tsunami kills up to 3,000

Personal reports from the Asian disaster

Chittagong, Bangladesh has been hit by a 7.36 quake -- So, don't they say that when there's a big earthquake there's usually one on the opposite side of the globe? Because the closest big fault opposite this one seems to be the New Madrid...

IRIS Seismic Monitoring

Directory of Images - Everyday

Recent World Earthquake Activity

Seismo-Surfing the Internet

UPDATED: 8.9 Earthquake, 6300 dead, Aftershocks of 7.0, thousands missing (w/photos)

Phi Phi Island, Thailand : ocean swallows all 200 bungalows at sea level

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

434 posted on 12/26/2004 7:23:23

Asian Tsunamis Surge Against East African Coast

UPDATE: More than 3,000 dead

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 3000 in Asia

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

Maldives : Fate of tens of thousands of european tourists being censored

One example - http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11785866%255E1702,00.html

Thousands killed as tsunamis sweep across Indian Ocean

http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1272475.htm

(Yahoo/AP) Over 2,200 Dead So Far
Link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041226/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_15

Khaleej Times http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2004/December/theworld_December685.xml&section=theworld

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 700 in Asia -- 36 minutes ago JAKARTA, Indonesia - The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked northern Indonesia on Sunday and launched tidal waves that swamped villages and seaside resorts across Asia, killing more than 700 people in five countries.

Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia, 650 Killed
Reuters - 40 minutes ago
A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed ...
Southeast Asia hit by earthquake, tsunamis Houston Chronicle
Over 500 dead as huge earthquake wreaks havoc across Asia Khaleej Times
Philippine Daily Inquirer - ABC News - Bloomberg - NEWS.com.au - all 297 related »

-- 10 earthquakes now of 5.8 or higher in the last 3.5 hours; latest about 7.5. --

Magnitude 8.5 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

Massive 8.5 quake rocks Southeast Asia, triggers tidal waves

Earthquake in Indonesia causes massive Tidal Waves

-- USGS updated again...to 8.9 now... --

401 posted on 01/19/2005 2:09:36 AM PST by backhoe (Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)

402 posted on 01/19/2005 11:22:33 AM PST by backhoe (Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trakball into the Dawn of Information...)

403 posted on 01/21/2005 4:38:54 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)

404 posted on 01/21/2005 2:37:14 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

405 posted on 01/22/2005 10:25:12 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

406 posted on 01/23/2005 11:01:17 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)

407 posted on 01/23/2005 4:39:33 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

408 posted on 01/24/2005 10:45:25 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)

Thank you backhoe for this fantastic archive of information on the Tsunami. BTW any final numbers for missing Americans? I find it amazing that this momentus event has pretty much just dropped from view after just one month.

409 posted on 01/24/2005 10:59:35 AM PST by all4one (My thoughts and prayers are with our soldiers.....and their families)

Thanks for the kind words, and I agree it's kind of eerie how this dropped off the radar screen so suddenly.

The only figures I recall hearing about Americans was from former Secretary Powell, who mentioned "50 dead" in a radio snippet I heard on the news about 2 weeks ago. Again, it's really strange!

410 posted on 01/24/2005 11:42:21 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)

411 posted on 01/26/2005 9:56:11 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

412 posted on 01/27/2005 4:30:34 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

413 posted on 01/28/2005 3:49:34 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

414 posted on 01/30/2005 3:27:35 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)

415 posted on 02/02/2005 5:05:19 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)

416 posted on 02/02/2005 3:58:25 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

417 posted on 02/02/2005 4:28:08 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

418 posted on 02/07/2005 5:00:57 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

419 posted on 02/09/2005 11:45:58 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)

420 posted on 02/10/2005 5:12:10 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)

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