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2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes

2012 CE · Bangladesh, Asia · Disaster

The 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes were magnitude 8. 6 and 8. 2 Mw undersea earthquakes that struck near the Indonesian province of Aceh on 11 April at 15:38 local time. Initially, authorities feared that the initial earthquake would cause a tsunami and warnings were issued across the Indian Ocean; however, these warnings were subsequently cancelled.

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