Sri Lanka
Cards (34)
- What magnitude was the earthquake that occurred?
- What was triggered by the earthquake on the Indian subduction fault?
- Which regions were devastated by the tsunami?
- How far is Sri Lanka from the earthquake's epicenter?
- Why didn't the inhabitants of Sri Lanka feel the earthquake?
- What unusual phenomenon occurred on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka after the quake?
- How far did the sea recede from the shore?
- What did locals do when they saw the exposed seabed?
- What happened less than half an hour after the water receded?
- What were the heights of the second wave that rolled in?
- What determined the different wave heights?
- Where were the waves highest in Sri Lanka?
- How far did the wave overflow reach in the Yala area?
- How did the tsunami affect the eastern coast of Sri Lanka?
- What was the height of the wave in the Hambantota area?
- How far inland did the wave inundate in Hambantota?
- How many lives did the tsunami claim in Sri Lanka?
- What natural phenomenon affected the tsunami's impact on Sri Lanka?
- How did wave diffraction affect the tsunami in Sri Lanka?
- What happened to the tourist resorts on the west coast?
- What was the name of the train service involved in the disaster?
- How many passengers were on the train?
- Why did the attempt to stop the train fail?
- What time did the train leave Colombo?
- What did passengers do when the train stopped?
- What happened to the train when the tsunami wave hit?
- How far was the locomotive thrown from the tracks?
- What was the outcome of the disaster in terms of lives lost?
- How many bodies were never recovered after the disaster?
- What was the significance of the tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka?
- How many lives did the tsunami claim in Indonesia?
- What do memorials in Sri Lanka serve as a reminder of?
- What will be discussed in the next part of the series?
- What is the purpose of the video series?