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The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occurred on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The earthquake itself, with a moment magnitude of around 9.2-9.3, devastated Aceh Province, Indonesia, while the tsunami affected countries all around the Indian Ocean. Nations which were affected are listed below in alphabetical order. For detailed information about each country affected by the earthquake and tsunami, see their individual articles. Countries with a smaller number of casualties, as well as those that lost citizens who were travelling abroad, are listed further on in the article.

Countries suffering major casualties and damage

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India

16,269 casualties were reported on 24 November 2014, most of them in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. There were 5,640 people missing, nearly all of them on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The death and missing tolls later decreased by over 3.000 people.

Indonesia

Indonesia's Ministry of Health confirmed 131,028 deaths on June 18, 2005, mainly in the northern province Aceh of the island Sumatra. Some 37,000 people are missing.

Malaysia

Despite its proximity to the incident, Malaysia escaped the kind of damage that struck countries thousands of miles further away (most of its western coast is shielded by Sumatra). The estimated number of deaths is 75 with five others missing.

Maldives

In the Maldives, an confirmed 82 people were killed and 26 reported missing and presumed dead.

Myanmar

Independent media reported 90 people killed in Myanmar due to the tsunami. The official death toll is 61. Witnesses in Myanmar estimated up to 600 deaths.

Somalia

Villages and coastal communities in Somalia, as far as 4,500 km (2,800 mi) from the epicenter of the earthquake, were swept away and destroyed by the huge waves. 176 people were confirmed dead, 136 were missing and more than 50,000 were displaced.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan authorities report 31,229 confirmed deaths, and 4,093 people missing. Other authorities are speaking from 38,940 combined dead and missing people. The south and east coasts were worst hit. Nearly 2,000 of the dead were on the Queen of the Sea holiday train destroyed by the tsunami. One and a half million people were displaced from their homes, and many orphaned or separated from their families.

Thailand

The Thai government reports 5,395 confirmed deaths, 8,457 injuries and 2,817 missing on 20 June 2005. Damage was confined to the six southern provinces facing the Andaman Sea. The Thai government was keen to point out that the rest of the country was operating normally, and that even some resorts in the south had re-opened.

Countries suffering some casualties and damage

Bangladesh	Two people, a four-year-old boy and his younger brother, were killed when their boat capsized off the coast of Barisal.
Kenya	Waves struck Kenya causing some minor damage. One person was reported to have drowned at Watamu, near Mombasa.
Seychelles	Three killed, six people missing. A major bridge in Victoria was destroyed.
South Africa	One boy died after swimming in the Quinera River at Gonubie, close to East London; an adult dead at Blue Horizon Bay near Port Elizabeth, the furthest point from the epicenter of the earthquake where a tsunami-related death was reported. General observations: Ocean level variance two to three meters outside normal reported in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, and a surge of 1.5 m was observed as far as Struisbaai in the Western Cape, 8500 km from the epicentre of the earthquake. Some steps were taken in South Africa to warn ports and disaster management centers, although full details are not public. Large concrete blocks were uprooted in East London harbor, where boats also broke from their moorings. Boats and cars were submerged at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club in Port Elizabeth harbor. Durban harbor, Africa's busiest general cargo port and home to the largest and busiest container terminal in the Southern Hemisphere, was closed for some time on 27 December because of unusually strong surges across the entrance channel.
Tanzania	10 killed, an unknown number of people missing. An oil tanker temporarily ran aground in Dar es Salaam harbor, damaging an oil pipeline.
Yemen	One child killed, 40 fishing boats wrecked on Socotra Island.

Countries suffering damage only

Australia	Tremors felt along the north-western coast, with some minor flooding. Seas off Western Australia reportedly surged between Geraldton (425 km north of Perth) and Busselton (230 km south of Perth); several boats were ripped from their moorings, and a father and son in a boat were washed out to sea, but were later rescued. No direct casualties were reported within Australia. Despite initial worries about Cocos (Keeling) Islands, no casualties were reported. People swimming at Christmas Island were sucked 150m out to sea, but were safely carried back to shore soon thereafter. At roughly 2 pm that day, a single wave surged (between 5 and 10 m beyond the normal high-water point) on Mullaloo Beach, Perth, briefly startling and engulfing several people. No injuries were reported.
Madagascar	Flooding in low-lying coastal districts. No reported casualties. Waves, reported variously between 1.6 and 10 metres in height, swept through southeastern coastal areas. Over a thousand locals were displaced. Problems were further exacerbated by the approach of Cyclone Chambo.
Mauritius	No reports of casualties; however, a village in the north of the island was completely submerged. Police issued warnings to bathers to stay out of the water, although this had the opposite effect, with crowds thronging the beaches to watch the phenomenon. Speculation is that coral reefs surrounding much of the island protected the coastline.
Oman	Waves hit coastline; no casualties.
France	Over 200 boats sunk in Réunion; damage to port infrastructure estimated at over €500,000.

Countries/territories that lost citizens while abroad

Country/Territory	Deaths	Per million inhabitants
Argentina	2	0.05
Australia	26	1.17
Austria	86	10.30
Belgium	11	1.02
Brazil	2	0.01
Canada	15	0.59
Chile	2	0.12
China	3	0.01
Colombia	1	0.02
Croatia	1	0.23
Czech Republic	8	0.76
Denmark	45	8.32
Estonia	3	2.24
Finland	179	33.40
France	95	1.45
Gabon	1	0.22
Germany	539	6.75
Hong Kong	38	5.69
Ireland	4	0.89
Israel	6	0.93
Italy	54	0.66
Japan	37	0.35
Luxembourg	2	4.00
Malaysia	9	0.96
Malta	1	2.38
Mexico	2	0.03
Netherlands	36	2.22
New Zealand	7	1.61
Norway	84	17.30
Philippines	8	0.09
Poland	1	0.34
Portugal	5	0.38
Russia	9	0.31
Singapore	9	1.80
South Africa	17	0.41
South Korea	17	0.40
Spain	2	0.04
Sweden	543	58.10
Switzerland	113	14.40
Taiwan	2	0.09
Turkey	1	0.01
United Kingdom	143	2.40
Ukraine	38	0.15
United States	33	0.17
Vietnam	1	0.01
Total	2,233

A – J

K – R

S – Z

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External links

• Non-nationals: Hundreds dead, thousands missing – CNN
• Asia Quake: Trace the Missing – BBC News
• Tsunami tragedy: Your appeals – CNN
• "Lessons learned in post-crisis recovery monitoring" (PDF). United Nations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-21.

• Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami by country
• History of Asia
• 2004 in Asia