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Updated Dec. 26 2023 at 12:00 p.m. In 2004, a 9.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and series of tidal waves that became one of worst natural disasters in recorded history. What triggered the Indian Ocean tsunami? The initial earthquake is among the strongest ever recorded, estimated to […]