GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 killed at least 225, 000 people across a dozen countries, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand sustaining massive damage.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, the tsunami that followed killed more people than any other tsunami in recorded history, with 227, 898 dead or missing in 14 countries across the Indian Ocean. The worst hit country was Indonesia with 167, 540 listed as dead ormissing and damages of $4, 451.6 million.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to USGS scientists, the sea floor near the earthquake was uplifted several meters. The displacement of water above the sea floor triggered the tsunami, which caused catastrophic levels of destruction in countries around the Indian Ocean basin, reaching as far as the east coast of Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -It took the lives of over 230, 000 victims throughout the fourteen regions and wounded more than double this number. The Great Nicobar and Car Nicobar islands were the worst hit among all the islands because of their proximity to the quake and relatively flat terrain.