Show Sumatra December earthquake shook the world The Sumatra-Andaman Sumatra earthquake produced produced produced pro pro- the shocking tsunami that claimed hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of thousands of lives and just as many homeless in Dec The earthquake shook the entire world and was the most powerful quake in 40 years Most earthquakes last approximately 30 seconds while this quake shook for 10 min min- utes The Sumatra quake came from fault rupture rupture rup rup- ture of miles to miles This fault is recorded as the longest fault observed The tsunami was created when two of the Earths Earth's plates ground together One plate known as Eurasian plate was being pulled downward and then was pushed upward causing causing caus caus- causing ing a disruption in the ocean large enough to create the tsunami The plate shifts have caused a worldwide rise in the ocean of 0 inch |