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On Boxing Day 2004, a massive 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean, triggering one of the deadliest tsunamis in human history. Sweeping across Southeast Asia at speeds up to 500 mph, thirty trillion liters of water flattened entire coastal cities within minutes.
Through rare footage, expert scientific simulations, and harrowing eyewitness testimonies, Dr. Xand van Tulleken investigates the precise sequence of events during the critical first 90 minutes. Discover how a catastrophic rupture in the Earth's crust claimed over a quarter of a million lives across Indonesia and Thailand.
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On Boxing Day 2004, a massive 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean, triggering one of the deadliest tsunamis in human history. Sweeping across Southeast Asia at speeds up to 500 mph, thirty trillion liters of water flattened entire coastal cities within minutes.
Through rare footage, expert scientific simulations, and harrowing eyewitness testimonies, Dr. Xand van Tulleken investigates the precise sequence of events during the critical first 90 minutes. Discover how a catastrophic rupture in the Earth's crust claimed over a quarter of a million lives across Indonesia and Thailand.
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