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Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami

Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami

Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781668465059|ISBN10: 1668465051|ISBN13 Softcover: 9798369304389|EISBN13: 9781668465066
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6505-9.ch010
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Demet Genceli. "Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami." Dark Gastronomy in Times of Tribulation, IGI Global, 2023, pp.233-245. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6505-9.ch010

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D. Genceli (2023). Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6505-9.ch010

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Demet Genceli. "Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami." In Dark Gastronomy in Times of Tribulation. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6505-9.ch010

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Abstract

On 26th of December 2004, an earthquake having magnitude of 9.1 as per Richter scale occurred in the west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. This earthquake which occurred in the Indian Ocean is known as the South Asia, Sumatra, Indonesia, or Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake by the scientific society. This earthquake has been the deadliest earthquake in recent times, and the tsunami created by the earthquake traveled between the continents and caused great loss of life and economic losses. Nearly 280,000 people died in 12 different countries due to the earthquake and more due to the tsunami. Besides the loss of life, most people suffered from damage to their livelihood in the farming and fishing sectors. This disaster, being one of the most deadly that was ever recorded, changed the diet of the area, spiked food prices, and limited access to food markets.

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