Descriptions of 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake

December 26, 2024 9:16 AM

Are there any descriptions of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake specifically? Not the tsunami but the earthquake itself. Was it felt on land and did it do any damage prior to the tsunami?
posted by sefsl to Science & Nature (4 answers total)

Geology Hub You might want to take a look at this You Tube channel; this guy is an absolute rock star at describing geological events, and he's very interactive with his audience. Good luck.
posted by effluvia at 9:42 AM on December 26 [3 favorites]

One problem with human reports might be "GPS data from the Andamans are scarce because most of the region is off-limits to visitors and especially to foreigners.", from the third article.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/official20041226005853450_30/executive

Good early section on seismology on this article:

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/science/tsunami-generation-2004-m91-sumatra-andaman-earthquake

.. and this article is referenced above:

http://cires1.colorado.edu/~bilham/IndonesiAndaman2004.htm
posted by the Real Dan at 10:12 AM on December 26 [1 favorite]

A very brief description in the first couple of sentences of this article in today's Guardian.
posted by caek at 11:19 AM on December 26

Another short USGS article By Earthquake Hazards Program
posted by tinker at 6:43 PM on December 26