Massive Quake Triggers Deadly Waves in Asia
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Description: The strongest earthquake in 40 years hit Southeast Asia Sunday morning, setting off tsunamis that killed thousands. Measured at 8.9, the earthquake is the most powerful recorded since a 9.2 quake hit Alaska in 1964.
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Description: One of the largest earthquakes in recent memory hit Southeast Asia Sunday morning, setting off tsunamis that killed thousands.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit southern Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami on Sri Lanka and India and swamping tourist isles in  Thailand and the Maldives to kill almost 9,500 people.
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The most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into coastlines across Asia, killing more than 1,500 people in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Thailand.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia Dec 26, 2004 - An extremely powerful earthquake rocked northern Indonesia Sunday, sparking massive tidal waves across the region the apparent cause of 160 deaths in Sri Lanka.
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About 3,000 people were killed, over 2,000 in Sri Lanka alone, and many more reported missing as a massive earthquake hit Sumatra island of Indonesia triggering huge tidal waves in coastal parts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand.
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The most powerful earthquake in 40 years struck south Asia this morning, triggering tsunamis that smashed into villages, resorts and tourist isles, killing thousands and leaving hundreds missing.
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One of the most powerful earthquakes in decades sent massive tsunami waves throughout the Indian Ocean, killing at least 15,000 in places ranging from Sri Lanka to Thailand.
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A huge earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Sunday, setting off tsunami tidal waves that killed more than 150 people in Sri Lanka, sent residents rushing to high ground in Indonesia and washed into the Indian city of Chennai and the Thai tourist island of Phuket.
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A huge earthquake under the Indian Ocean has unleashed tidal waves killing at least 150 people in Sri Lanka, sent residents rushing in panic to high ground in Indonesia, and sent walls of water crashing into the Indian city of Chennai and the Thai tourist
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Legions of rescuers spread across Asia Monday after an earthquake of epic power struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean, unleashing 20-foot tidal waves that ravaged coasts across thousands of miles and killed at ...
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The world&#39;s most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into villages and seaside resorts across southern and southeast Asia on Sunday, killing more than 7,200 people in six countries.
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The death toll of tidal waves caused by a massive earthquake climbed to 10226 on Sunday in seven countries in south and east of Asia.
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Huge casualties are reported from tidal waves and earth tremors in southern and eastern Asia.
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An earthquake that unleashed deadly tidal waves on Asia was so powerful it made the Earth wobble on its axis and permanently altered the regional map, US geophysicists said.
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The world&#39;s most powerful earthquake in more than 50 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into villages and seaside resorts across Asia on Sunday, killing thousands across five countries.
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An 8.9-magnitude earthquake, the fifth strongest in a century, struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, unleashing giant tidal waves that killed hundreds of people across India and Southeast Asia.