Was there a tsunami on Boxing Day?

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake) occurred at 07:58:53 in local time (UTC+7) on 26 December, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

What happened to the train in Sri Lanka?

When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit Sri Lanka, it derailed a train that was taking passengers from the capital Colombo to Sri Lanka’s southern city Galle. The force of the wave took away at least 802 lives and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. It is believed to be one the worst train disasters in the world.

What is a tsunami train?

A tsunami train is a series of waves, which are destructive when they make landfall. The first wave in the tsunami wave train is often not the largest one and therefore leaves almost no deposits (or only in favorable setting) as the deposits are usually reworked by following waves.

How far did the Boxing Day tsunami travel inland?

Tsunamis reached 20m in height at landfall in parts of Aceh. In other locations they spread 3 km inland carrying debris and salt water with them. The retreating waters eroded whole shorelines.

Where was the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami?

Sumatra
Banda Aceh
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami/Location

How fast was the Boxing Day tsunami?

The tsunami’s waves traveled across the Indian Ocean at 500 mph, the speed of a jet plane. The 2004 Indonesia earthquake caused a shift in the Earth’s mass that changed the planet’s rotation. Total material losses from the tsunami were estimated at $10 million.

Was Sri Lanka hit by the tsunami?

Sri Lanka was one of the countries struck by the tsunami resulting from the Indian Ocean earthquake on December 26, 2004. On January 3, 2005, Sri Lankan authorities reported 30,000+ confirmed deaths. Many of the dead were adults and the elderly. The south and east coasts were worst hit.

How many waves are in a tsunami wave train?

A wave train is a series of waves created by a single tsunami event. These waves can be of varying heights. After the initial wave, several waves will follow. In some cases, four or five smaller waves may immediately follow the first wave crashing into land like a speeding vehicle.