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  • Boxing Day Tsunami

    The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami is considered the deadliest tsunami in history, killing more than 230,000 people in 14 countries. It started at 7:59 pm local time on December 26, 2004 with a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the northern tip of Sumatra, Indonesia. Scientists say the quake was the third-largest on record, lasting 10 minutes…