Jumlah korban tsunami Aceh 2004 mencapai kurang lebih 250.000 jiwa. Aceh pernah mengalami salah satu bencana alam paling mematikan di abad modern ini. Pada 26 Desember 2004 pukul 07.59 WIB, gempa bumi dengan Magnitudo 9.1-9.3 Mw menjangkau tempat terjauh dari pantai timur Benua Afrika.
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was a result of an under-the-sea earthquake that shook the floor of the seat resulting in a tsunami. The undersea earthquake was strong enough to set off a tsunami that spread across the Coast of Sumatra Island.KOMPAS.com - Gempa bumi disusul tsunami yang menimpa Aceh terjadi pada 26 Desember 2004 pada pukul 07:58:53 WIB. Gempa dangkal berkekuatan magnitudo 9,3 yang terjadi di dasar Samudera Hindia itu disebut sejumlah ahli sebagai gempa terbesar ke-5 yang pernah ada dalam sejarah. Hari ini adalah tepat 17 tahun peringatan Tsunami Aceh terjadi.
Introduction. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused around 165,000 people died in Aceh and Nias of Indonesia [1 ]. The tsunami also caused severe impacts on a number of coastal cities in Aceh and ceased some vital public services for about a month after the disaster.
Property damage values amounted to more than $13 billion. The devastating tsunami was a grim reminder that existing forecasting abilities still needed to be improved, and served as a catalyst for that improvement, much of which would fall on NOAA and the National Weather Service. The History of Tsunami Forecasting..