Boxing Day quake and tsumani was 9 years ago

Image of the Pacific basin that was influenced by the quake and the subsequent tsunamis, killing more than 240,000 people in a few hours.
Image of the Pacific basin that was influenced by the quake and the subsequent tsunamis, killing more than 240,000 people in a few hours. Quakes the week before were not reported by the media.

Nine years ago today, there was a massive quake centered at Banda Aceh, Sumatra, that sent out tsunamis in all directions, killing 240,000 people in a few hours. Here is my coverage on the website of Jonathan Cainer, for whom I was working at the time — The Great Wave, part one, and part two.

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