2004 World Events · Counterterror expansion and networked conflict
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
A massive undersea earthquake triggered tsunamis across the Indian Ocean, killing over two hundred thousand people.
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What this is
A specific-event record selected from the protected World Events source ledger for cross-year research. It is not an exhaustive account of 2004.
Why it matters
It transformed tsunami early-warning systems and global humanitarian logistics.
What is established here
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What remains uncertain
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Record narrative
Source-bounded summary
A massive undersea earthquake triggered tsunamis across the Indian Ocean, killing over two hundred thousand people.
It transformed tsunami early-warning systems and global humanitarian logistics.
Structured fields
Record at a glance
- Stable record ID
- 2004-005
- Date or period
- 2004-12-26
- Type
- Natural disaster
- Focus
- Disaster / resilience
- Impact scope
- Global
- Priority
- 5 of 5
- Location label
- Aceh / Indian Ocean, Indonesia / Indian Ocean
- Coordinate precision
- Regional coordinate
- Actors named by the source record
- Indian Ocean states; global humanitarian responders
- Verification state
- source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification
Geographic context
A coordinate locator, not a surveyed event footprint
The submitted record supplies 5.5483, 95.3238 with the precision label “Regional coordinate.” Multi-location events, disputed borders, campaigns, and broad regions cannot be reduced to one point.
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2IA — International Intelligence Archive. “Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.” World Events record 2004-005. Reviewed July 27, 2026. https://2ix.org/world-events/2004/2004-005/