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2012 Indonesia Tsunami
11 April 2012 · Off West Coast of N Sumatra · Indonesia
On 11 April 2012 at 08:38 UTC, a tsunami formed off West Coast of N Sumatra, Indonesia. It was caused by a magnitude 8.6 earthquake. Waves reached up to 1.1 m high. It was observed at 25 locations in 11 countries or territories, up to 4,855 km from its source. It killed at least 10 people and injured 12.
- Date
- 11 April 2012
- Time
- 08:38 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 8.6
- Highest Wave
- 1.1 m
- Observation Sites
- 25
- Furthest Reach
- 4,855 km
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 12
- Source Country
- Indonesia
- Triggering Earthquake
- 2012 Indian Ocean Earthquakes
Countries and Territories Reached
Number of observations, highest wave and deaths in each country.
- 5Indonesia · 1.1 m
- 6India · 0.3 m
- 3Maldives · 0.2 m
- 1Bangladesh · 0.2 m
- 2Mauritius · 0.2 m
- 1Sri Lanka · 0.1 m
- 1Seychelles · 0.1 m
- 2Australia · 0.1 m
- 1Myanmar · 0.1 m
- 2Thailand · 0.1 m
- 1France · 0.1 m
Highest Waves
- 1.1 mMeulaboh Port, Sumatra · Indonesia · 395 km
- 0.4 mSabang, Sumatra · Indonesia · 463 km
- 0.3 mCampbell Bay, Great Nicobar Is. · India · 511 km
- 0.2 mTelukdalam, Sumatra · Indonesia · 564 km
- 0.2 mHanimaadhoo, Haa Dhaalu · Maldives · 2,261 km
- 0.2 mChittagong · Bangladesh · 2,210 km
- 0.2 mRodrigues Island, Port Mathurin · Mauritius · 4,052 km
- 0.2 mMale · Maldives · 2,182 km
- 0.2 mChennai (Madras) · India · 1,842 km
- 0.2 mPort Louis Harbour · Mauritius · 4,610 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2005Indonesia · 4.2 m1,319 deaths
- 2004Off West Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia · 50.9 m227,899 deaths
- 1907Nw. Sumatra, Indonesia · 15.0 m2,188 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth