2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

Summary

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake is an earthquake^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,273 views/month, #1 of 869).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake is in the country of Indonesia^[3].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake is in the country of Thailand^[4].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake is in the country of Myanmar^[5].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake is in the country of Bangladesh^[6].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake is in the country of India^[7].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake is in the country of Sri Lanka^[8].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake^[9].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's instance of is recorded as tsunami^[10].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's instance of is recorded as natural disaster^[11].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's instance of is recorded as disaster^[12].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami^[13].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake occurred on December 26, 2004^[14].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 3.295, 'lon': 95.982}^[15].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami^[16].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's Commons gallery is recorded as 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake^[17].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+227898'} deaths^[18].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake caused {'amount': '+125000'} injuries^[19].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30'}^[20].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+9.3'}^[21].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's modified Mercalli intensity scale is recorded as Mercalli scale IX^[22].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+30'}^[23].
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[24].

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When and Where

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake took place on December 26, 2004^[14]. Country listings include Indonesia^[3], a sovereign state^[25], in Indonesia^[26], founded in 1945^[27]; Thailand^[4], a constitutional monarchy^[28], in Thailand^[29], founded in 1768^[30]; Myanmar^[5], a sovereign state^[31], in Myanmar^[32], founded in 1948^[33]; Bangladesh^[6], a sovereign state^[34], in Bangladesh^[35], founded in 1971^[36]; India^[7], a country^[37], in India^[38], founded in 1947^[39]; and Sri Lanka^[8], a republic^[40], in Sri Lanka^[41], founded in 1972^[42].

Context

Recorded instance of include earthquake^[9], tsunami^[10], natural disaster^[11], and disaster^[12].

Outcome and Impact

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+227898'} deaths^[18]. It caused {'amount': '+125000'} injuries^[19].

Why It Matters

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake ranks in the top 0.12% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,273 views/month, #1 of 869).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 150 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]