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Detailed explanation-1: -On December 26, 2004, an undersea earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Detailed explanation-2: -The undersea megathrust earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, was caused by a rupture along the fault between the Burma Plate and the Indian Plate, and reached a Mercalli intensity up to IX in some areas. South-west suburb of Banda Aceh, Sumatra on 2 January 2005.
Detailed explanation-3: -The worst affected countries were India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Thailand and Somalia.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 2004, a massive 9.1 magnitude quake and a tsunami off the northern tip of Sumatra killed 226, 000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries.