The Asian tsunami started near Banda Aceh in Indonesia. The coast hit the hardest was Indonesia with 95,000 dead and 77,000 missing.The coasts hit were Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Seychelles, Sir Lanka, Somalia, Tanzania,Thailand.When the waves started hitting the coasts, people ran up to higher ground to save their lives. Now that the waves stopped hitting the coasts there is still risk of disease in their water. They could get cholera from drinking their water, and die within two hours.

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An Earthquake is caused by breaking and shifting of rocks beneath the earth's surface.To cause an earthquake under water, the ocean floors tectonic plates shift upwards, against each other. An under water earthquake can cause a tsunami from tectonic plates shifting against each other hard enough, that the volume of water will have to make room for the rock causing a tsunami.

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A Tsunami is a series of waves traveling in 450 to 600 MPH winds on the open ocean. The waves are usually over 100 ft. tall.An underwater earthquake can cause a tsunami by shifting tectonic plates making the volume of water move to the sides to make room for the shifting rocks.An underwater volcano can cause a tsunami by the magma pushing upwards, causing the volume of water to move out of the way. Tsunamis can also be caused by landslides, because the falling rock will impact the still water at an angle to push it up and make a tsunami.

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