By Marissa Ortega-Welch, The California Report/KQED Science
The day after Christmas marks the 10th anniversary of the deadliest tsunami on record. An underwater earthquake measuring 9.1 in magnitude formed waves up to 65 feet high that crashed into the Indian subcontinent. More than 230,000 lives were lost, with the greatest fatalities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India.
The tragedy was a worldwide wake-up call. It triggered a decade of improvements to tsunami warning and response technology.
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