Multiple choice

Consider the following facts:

  1. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is also known as the Boxing Day tsunami.
  2. The earthquake which caused the tsunami was the tenth largest earthquake ever recorded.
  3. The epicentre of the earthquake was located off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia.

Which of the above are true?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All three
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, 26 December, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The resulting tsunami was given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, South Asian tsunami, Indonesian tsunami and the Boxing Day tsunami. With a magnitude of MW 9.1–9.3, it is the third largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph. The earthquake had the longest duration of faulting ever observed, between 8.3 and 10 minutes.

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