What were the impacts of Aceh Tsunami?

This eyewitness assessment of damage from the earthquake and tsunami yields lessons for engineers. On December 26, 2004, at 07:58:50 local time, a powerful earthquake, moment magnitude (MW) 9.2, occurred in the Indian Ocean. read more

Indonesia was the first country to be seriously affected by the earthquake and tsunami created by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004, swamping the northern and western coastal areas of Sumatra, and the smaller outlying islands off Sumatra. read more

Existing wastes in landfill sites (particularly those near the coasts in Banda Aceh) were also dredged out into the ocean by the tsunami wave. 3.0 Thailand Much of the impact of the tsunami on Thailand was along the Andaman coast, affecting six coastal provinces. read more

Tsunami Museum, Banda Aceh. [Rizky Adriansyah] The New Normal. Banda Aceh is a low-rise metropolis with a quarter million residents living along the delta of the Aceh River. The spare skyline has changed in ways that were unimaginable a decade ago. read more