The Indian Ocean Tsunami Kills Across Fourteen Countries
CONFIRMED93% CONFIDENCEThe source[1] gives "26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7)", which is 00:58:53 UTC; the USGS[2][3] catalogue records 00:58:53.450Z for event official20041226005853450_30.
A magnitude 9.1 megathrust rupture off Aceh generated a tsunami that crossed the Indian Ocean and struck coastlines from Indonesia to East Africa. It is the third-largest earthquake ever instrumentally recorded.
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