THE HISTORY OF TSUNAMI ATJEH 26 DECEMBER 2004

The earthquake and tsunami waves on December 26, 2004, are not the first time in Aceh. The more devastating disaster in the form of megatsunami is estimated to have hit the province of Sumatra's tip at 1,400 years ago. This is what makes the disaster familiar in the history records of this former conflict country. Communities in Aceh Province recognize natural disasters in the form of large waves that hit people's settlements in various titles, such as the Tsunami introduced by Japanese society, Smong by Semeulue community and Ie Beuna by other Acehnese coastal communities. "In Aceh is familiar with the terms ie beuna and smong among the people of Simeulue District. The disaster is expected to be far more devastating than the December 26, 2004, "said Saiful Mahdi, Director of the Center for International Studies on Aceh and Indian Oceans (ICAIOS), Tuesday (26/4). Saiful said that the tsunami also hit Simeulue in 1907. The people there then remembered the event as smong and the story was passed down from generation to generation.


"On 26 December 2004, very few Simeulue residents became victims. That is, the parents there have warned the younger generation of Simeulue about the tsunami and how to anticipate it, "he said again. In addition, the existence of megatsunami in Aceh can also be proved by the findings of the Ancient Catastrophic Disaster Study Team and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in the form of ancient buildings in the Aceh sea. This means that the land in Aceh today is actually very broad, but little by little in the scrape by the sea due to natural disasters in various forms. Long ago, a number of conditions into the ocean today is actually the village population. However, due to the disaster, the area was later abandoned. One of the cases that proves this theory is true, is in Lamnga Village, Mesjid Raya Sub-district, Aceh Besar. According to the recognition of parents and residents there, the location of Lamnga Village, formerly located along the edge of the sea and the land that became the area of ponds and rivers today. However, due to a disaster, the community then evacuated to a higher location. "Formerly, the location of the village today is a plateau often used by the mujahid of Aceh to attack the Netherlands. Hence, many of Kono's graves are in this village. But because of the disaster, finally people choose to settle here, "said M. Ali Ibrahim, Sekdes Lamnga. While the previous village location, he added, is now flooded with water. New residents are aware of this after conducting multiplication around the area for the purpose of pond construction. In the area of the land, found many ancient relics, such as plates, buildings and objects that have other historical content. "According to parents, there was a displacement because of the beuna. But, I do not remember the incident, "he said. The existence of these historical sources, proves that natural disasters are indeed familiar with the inhabitants of Seramoe Mecca. However, this disaster often forgets in historical record that it must swallow a lot of casualties every time the disaster re-greet this area. In fact, if the disaster is used as a valuable lesson and information from generation to generation to generation. This area will be better prepared for the disaster. For the national level, the study of the Catastrophic Catastrophic Study Team LIPI and other research institutions, both foreign and national institutions also found the latest facts about megatsunami ever crashing Indonesia. Historical and national reference, the tsunami in Indonesia became famous since 1833. where, when the big sea waves hit Sumatra, Indonesia. An earthquake measuring 8.8-9.2 SR resulted in a large tsunami sweeping the west coast of Sumatra. Then, in 1883, the tsunami waves also hit the krakatau, in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia. The vomit of Krakatoa's magma caused the sea floor to collapse and caused a tsunami up to 40 meters above sea level. Tsunami hit the Indian and Pacific Oceans to the west coast of America and South America.


A tsunami attack as high as 10 to 15 meters, triggered by an earthquake on the seabed, was also estimated to occur in 1994 in East Java, with 238 dead, the Irian Jaya tsunami in 1996 causing 161 deaths, or the worst tsunami in the country neighboring Papua New Guinea, in 1998 that killed 2,200 people. Furthermore, on December 26, 2044, it was the turn of the area hit by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake that caused a massive tsunami that killed 166 thousand in Aceh and 320 thousand people from eight countries that passed the waves to Thailand, the east coast of India, Sri Lanka, east Africa in Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania. In 2005, an 8.7 magnitude quake also occurred off the coast of Nias, killing 1,300 people. While in 2006, the shaking of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook the base of the Indian Ocean, exactly 200 KM south of Pangandaran. This quake has triggered high waves up to 6 meters at Cimerak Beach and about 800 people are reported missing.

December 26, 2004
[1] Time: 58: 53 UTC 07:28:53 UTC + 6½ 07:58:53 UTC + 7 08:58:53 UTC + 8Kekuatan9,1-9,3 Mw
[2] Depth30 km (19 mi) [1] Epicenter 3 ° 18'58 "LU95 ° 51'14" BT / 3.316 ° LU 95,854 ° east
[ 1] Type Mega thrust World territory Indonesia Sri Lanka India Thailand Maldives Malaysia Myanmar Madagascar Somalia Kenya Tanzania South Africa Losses of $ 19.6 billion (USD2017)
[3] Max intensity.IX (Violent)
[1] Tsunami15 to 30 meters (50 to 100 ft)
[4] with a maximum height of 51 m (167.3 ft) in Lhoknga.
[5] The victims of 30,000 to 280,000 died and others disappearedcode