General SGI's Flashcards
How many people in total were killed in how many countries?
280,000 people killed in 14 different countries
How many more women were killed than men internationally?
40,000-45,000 more women were killed
What was the total economic, infrastructural and human development losses?
US$9.9 billion
How large was the section of the earths crust that shifted and how much energy was released?
1,200 km section was shifted, energy released was equivelant to 23,000 hiroshima bombs
How fast did the tsunami get in the Indian ocean
500km/hr
How tall did the tsunami reach when it crahed on Aceh? How far did the tsunami spread along the coast?
It reached up to 20 meters and spread along 3km of coast
What were the effects of the tsunami receeding?
Shorelines were eroded
What were the time intervals between earthquake and tsunami hitting the coast?
0 min - Earthquake 10 min - tsunami hit Nicobar and Andaman 20 min - Aceh was hit 120 min - Thailand and Sri Lanka are hit, India hit shortly afterwards 180 min - Maldives are hit 840 min (7hrs) - somali coast hit
What were the foreign countries that had the highest casualties? How many were killed?
Sweeden - 543 Germany - 537 Finland - 179 United Kingdom - 149 Switzerland - 106
What were the countries with the 4 highest casualties? How many people were killed?
Indonesia - 131,028
Sri Lanka - 31,229
Indai - 10,749
Thailand - 6,408
How much money was raised internationally?
US$14 billion
How much money was donated by governments?
US$2.5 billion
How much money was donated by the population’s from the countries that were affected?
US$190 million
How deep was the hypocentre (where the fault originated)?
10 km deep
Where was the epicenter of the earthquake?
250km off the coast of Aceh
