The Tsunami of The Tsunami of 20042004ByBy

Kathleen Kennedy and Kathleen Kennedy and Marianne LacyMarianne Lacy

Quake CharacteristicsQuake Characteristics The quake measured to be a 9.3 on the Richter The quake measured to be a 9.3 on the Richter

ScaleScale The center of the quake was in SumatraThe center of the quake was in Sumatra The quake was felt in The quake was felt in Bangladesh, India,

Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore and the Maldives

The only other earthquakes near that magnitude are the Great Chilean Earthquake(1960, 9.5) and the Good Friday Earthquake(1964, 9.2)

Tsunami CharacteristicsTsunami Characteristics(Signs and Warnings)(Signs and Warnings)

There is no tsunami warning system in the There is no tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean Indian Ocean

Setting up the communications Setting up the communications infrastructure to issue timely warnings is infrastructure to issue timely warnings is a problem, particularly in a relatively poor a problem, particularly in a relatively poor part of the world. part of the world.

The United Nations is in the process of The United Nations is in the process of developing an Indiana Ocean Tsunami developing an Indiana Ocean Tsunami Warning SystemWarning System

Retreat and Rise CycleRetreat and Rise Cycle

The tsunami was a succession of several The tsunami was a succession of several waveswaves

Each wave was approximately 30 minutes Each wave was approximately 30 minutes apart from the nextapart from the next

The third wave was the largest, occurring The third wave was the largest, occurring an hour and a half after the firstan hour and a half after the first

Smaller tsunamis occurred for the rest of Smaller tsunamis occurred for the rest of the daythe day

Damage and CasualtiesDamage and Casualties

186,983 dead186,983 dead 42,883 missing42,883 missing 229,886 displaced229,886 displaced 1/3 of those reported dead were children1/3 of those reported dead were children Four times more women then men were killedFour times more women then men were killed Measured in lives lost, this is one of the ten Measured in lives lost, this is one of the ten

worst earthquakes in recorded history, as worst earthquakes in recorded history, as well as the single worst tsunami in history.well as the single worst tsunami in history.

Costs reach an estimated 4.5 billion in Costs reach an estimated 4.5 billion in damages and lossesdamages and losses

ImpactImpact Because of the population density and tropical climate the Because of the population density and tropical climate the

spread of diseases such as Cholera, Diphtheria, spread of diseases such as Cholera, Diphtheria, Dysentery, and Typhoid were huge concernsDysentery, and Typhoid were huge concerns

66% of the fishing fleet and industrial infrastructure were 66% of the fishing fleet and industrial infrastructure were destroyeddestroyed

Hunger was another concern but the World Food Hunger was another concern but the World Food Program provided aid to more then 1.3 million peopleProgram provided aid to more then 1.3 million people

Damaged many ecosystems such as mangroves, coral Damaged many ecosystems such as mangroves, coral reefs, forests, sand dunes, and groundwater reefs, forests, sand dunes, and groundwater

Spread chemical wastes Spread chemical wastes Psychological damage: traditional beliefs in the area say Psychological damage: traditional beliefs in the area say

that a relative of the family must bury the body of the that a relative of the family must bury the body of the deceaseddeceased

Works Cited Works Cited

"2004 Indian Ocean earthquake." "2004 Indian Ocean earthquake." The Free EncyclopediaThe Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia. . Wikipedia. 02 Apr. 2006 02 Apr. 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Tshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Tsunamiunami

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