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Terremoto, tsunami en el sur de Asia
A high-magnitude earthquake, 9.0 on the Richter scale, struck southern Asia at 00:58 UTC, 6:58 AM local time. The epicentre was 320 km west of Medan, just off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The earthquake was followed by tsunamis that killed nearly a quarter of a million people, mostly in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India. The coastal regions of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia, and Myanmar were all severely affected. Bangladesh, the Seychelles, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania also suffered damage and loss of life.
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Before and after tsunami satellite images, Nagappattinam Surroundings Tamil Nadu
Copyright: Courtesy National Remote Sensing Agency, Govt. of India
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Acquired: 29/12/04
Source: IRS-P6 LISS-III data, 15/08/04 and merged image IRS LISS-III, 15/08/04 and Envisat SAR data, 29/12/04
Regional map of tsunami-affected areas, scale: 1:12,000,000
Elevation data: SRTM (3 arc seconds). Shows coastal areas under 20 meters elevation. Map produced 28/12/2004 by UNOSAT.
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Source: GLCF, NASA, USGS. MODIS-Terra Mosaic SRTM (3 arc seconds). Shows coastal areas under 20 meters elevation. Map produced 28/12/2004 by UNOSAT.