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South and Southeast Asia - Earthquake and Tsunamis

Regional Team: Asia

Disaster Declared: 12/27/2004

Brief Description: According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the west coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia on December 26 at 6:58 a.m. local time. The earthquake had a depth of 10 km and triggered massive tsunamis that affected several countries throughout South and Southeast Asia. OFDA is deploying a regional Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) that will include OFDA regional advisors, water and sanitation experts, field officers, and information officers. USAID/DART members will be located in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, and Thailand, and will coordinate the U.S. Government (USG) humanitarian response to the earthquake and tsunami emergency.

FY2005

• 12-27-2004 Fact Sheet #1(100kb PDF)

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