- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- September 30, 2009 CE
- Location:
- Sumatra
- Deaths:
- 1,117
- Injuries:
- 1,214
- Damage:
- ~$2200M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
Other tsunami records of 2009 CE
- Samoa Islands · 192 deaths
- Java Sea · 81 deaths
- Off Coast Of Honduras · 7 deaths
- Near North Coast · 5 deaths
- Xiaowan Reservoir, Yunnan Province · 2 deaths
- Honshu, S Coast · 1 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Historical Tsunami Database, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7 · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 2009 CE Tsunami — Sumatra happen?
- September 30, 2009 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Historical Tsunami Database, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 1,117. Historical death tolls vary by source.