The Aceh tsunami began with a magnitude 9.3 earthquake which occurred around 07.59 WIB on Sunday (12/26/2004). The earthquake was felt for 10 minutes and was centered in the Indian Ocean at a depth of about 10 kilometers on the seabed.
2. Sea water rises around 30 to 51 meters
Residents are still in shock with the earthquake, a few minutes later shocked by rising sea water. Serambi Mecca people who live on the coast or on the seafront try to save themselves.
The height of the Aceh tsunami reached about 30 meters. Even in Lhoknga, Aceh Besar, rising sea water swept the land as high as about 51 meters.
3. About 170 Thousand Lives Hovered
When the seawater receded, corpses lay among the rubble of the building. Around 170 thousand residents died due to the incident. Volunteers who came to Tanah Rencong buried the bodies in a mass like in Siron, Aceh Besar and Ulee Lheue, Banda Aceh. The bodies that were buried there were on average unknown.
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