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2005 Sumatra earthquake: Quiz
  
  

Question 1: Much smaller waves, most detectable only in tide gauge recording systems, were recorded across the Indian Ocean; for example, a 25 centimetres (9.8 in) wave was recorded at ________.
ColomboJa-ElaKandySri Jayawardenapura Kotte

Question 2: The crash occurred one day before a state visit by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to Australia, where he and Prime Minister of Australia ________ expressed mutual sorrow for their countries' losses.
Kevin RuddHoward GovernmentPaul KeatingJohn Howard

Question 3: The earthquake was felt less strongly in the Maldives, ________, and Sri Lanka.
India and the Non-Aligned MovementIndiaResearch and Analysis WingLok Sabha

Question 4: Many of the southern states of ________ were also put on high alert; all of these areas had seen significant damage from December's tsunami.
Research and Analysis WingIndiaLok SabhaIndia and the Non-Aligned Movement

Question 5: The earthquake caused great concern around the Indian Ocean that it might trigger a tsunami similar to the massive one generated three months earlier by the ________ on 26 December 2004.
MaldivesCountries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquakeMalaysia2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

Question 6: The earthquake occurred at 16:09:36 ________ (11:09:36 P.M.
Coordinated Universal TimeRadio clockTime zoneTime standard

Question 7: The 2005 Sumatra earthquake, referred to as the Nias Earthquake by the scientific community, was a major earthquake on 28 March 2005, located off the west coast of northern Sumatra, ________.
IndonesiaPhilippinesMalaysiaSingapore

Question 8: Approximately 1,300 people were killed by the earthquake, mostly on the island of ________.
North Sumatra2004 Indian Ocean earthquakeOmo sebuaNias

Question 9: The event caused panic in the region, which had previously been devastated by the massive tsunami triggered by the ________, but this earthquake generated a relatively tiny tsunami that caused limited damage.
MaldivesCountries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake2004 Indian Ocean earthquakeMalaysia

Question 10: Seismic recordings give the earthquake a moment magnitude of about 8.7[1], and effects were felt as far away as ________, Thailand; over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) away.
Kuala LumpurJakartaTehranBangkok
















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