The 2004 Tsunami: A Tragic Natural Disaster
Tsunami
It was 7.58 a.m. on Sunday, 26 December 2004
when an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter
sca…
…ber 26, 2004, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Sumatra, Indonesia, leading to a devastating tsunami. It caused widespread destruction across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and more, with a death t…