What is the biggest tsunami in 2004?

the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004
Perhaps the most destructive tsunami in recorded history was the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004. A 9.1-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia.

How tall were the highest waves in the 2004 tsunami?

Fast facts: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami In Banda Aceh, the landmass closest to the quake’s epicenter, tsunami waves topped 100 feet. The tsunami’s waves traveled across the Indian Ocean at 500 mph, the speed of a jet plane.

Was the 2004 tsunami a mega tsunami?

Indian Ocean disaster of 2004 was biggest in more than 600 years. Geologists have found evidence for the most recent predecessor of the Indian Ocean mega-tsunami thought to have killed more than 220,000 people in 2004.

Where was the big tsunami in 2004?

Indonesia
The tsunami was the deadliest in recorded history, taking 230,000 lives in a matter of hours. It was 2004, the day after Christmas, and thousands of European and American tourists had flocked to the beaches of Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia to escape the winter chill in a tropical paradise.

How big was the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami?

The greatest run-up height of the tsunami was measured at a hill between Lhoknga and Leupung, on the western coast of the northern tip of Sumatra, near Banda Aceh, and reached 51 m (167 ft). The tsunami heights in Sumatra: 15–30 m (49–98 ft) on the west coast of Aceh.

What is the tallest tsunami in history?

1720 feet
A tsunami with a record run-up height of 1720 feet occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska. Lituya Bay: The photo above shows Lituya Bay, from an aircraft over the Gulf of Alaska. The landslide that triggered the tsunami originated from the top of the steep cliffs along the far left side of the bay.

What was the tallest tsunami ever?

1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunamiTsunami / Tallest