Episode 136 - The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Worst Natural Disaster Of The 21st Century


Episode Artwork
1.0x
0% played 00:00 00:00
Mar 26 2025 41 mins  

In the early morning of December 26, 2004, an earthquake struck on the Pacific sea floor, 150 miles off the west coast of the Indonesian island Sumatra. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake quickly gave rise to a tsunami that within hours of the initial earthquake, hit the shorelines of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and the Maldives.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/worst-natural-disasters



credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits



History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices