Tsunami In Penang 2004
Malaysia was affected by the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 december 2004.
Tsunami in penang 2004. Suppiah left and daughter s. Within hours the tsunami of 26 december ended the year 2004 most horribly. The tsunami triggered by a 9 3 magnitude undersea earthquake off the west coast of sumatra in indonesia on dec 26 2004 claimed more than 200 000 casualties in indonesia malaysia thailand.
The authority took this. The tsunami was triggered by a 9 3 magnitude undersea earthquake off the west coast of sumatra indonesia on dec 26 2004 and claimed more than 200 000 casualties in indonesia malaysia. Penang recalls the horror 12.
Forty people drowned in penang and at least 30 are missing to this day after a massive earthquake in the seabed off west sumatra created a tsunami on boxing day in 2004. The second but actually earlier event spread over a week starting in mid december was a local and parochial outcry over penang s loss of shine. Thulasi right show the newspaper cuttings from 2004 when a tsunami hit penang on boxing day.
George town twelve years have passed since the 2004 tsunami but the catastrophe is etched in the memories of those affected take the case of a. This was the first time penangites experienced tsunami and many were caught by surprise. The 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami also known as the boxing day tsunami and by the scientific community the sumatra andaman earthquake occurred at 07 58 53 in local time on 26 december with an epicentre off the west coast of northern sumatra indonesia it was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9 1 9 3 m w reaching a mercalli intensity up to ix.
Not even safe safe penang was spared the tsunami s grievous destruction. Tsunami that hit penang in 2004 will never be forgotten says father of miracle baby thursday 26 dec 2019 12 05 pm myt businessman a.
