• 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered the tsunami
Sumatra-Andaman (Indian Ocean) Earthquake
• 1.5 hours after the Indian plate subducts beneath the Burma plate, Sri Lanka is hit.
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• 9th July -> 19th July 2011
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Types of effects from a natural disasterPrimaryInitial effects that result directly from the earthquake itself. Example: Roads cracking, buildings collapsing, death toll.
SecondaryEffects that result from the primary effects. Example: Fires from burst gas pipes, homelessness, unemployment.
Or• Economic (business destroyed)
• Environmental (drains overflowing)• Social (psychological problems)
• Demographic (death toll)
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