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How did the Indian Ocean tsunami happen?

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The December 26, 2004 tsunami occurred at a plate boundary, a few miles off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. A natural sensation called 'subduction' occurred. That is when a plate slides over or under another plate. There was an earthquake and also a displaced water mass trying to regain it's equilibrium position. Shockwaves were sent in all directions.
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