on 26th/dec/2004, two tectonic plates,(largest in the world) released a 9.1 magnitude earthquake,the world record breaking quake lasted for 9minutes and brought devastation of unimaginable scale.before the dust could settle,the islands surrounding the epi centers were hit by a tsunami that existed only in movies.
the actual number of fatalities[ATTACH=full]13804[/ATTACH] will never be known,the waves killed one person in mombasa and 200 in somali.in one instance the force of the tsunami derailed a passenger train drowning over 1500 lives[ATTACH=full]13804[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]13808[/ATTACH]
As if that was a child play,the force moved the axis with 17cm,shortened a normal day and permanently changed the map of the world.
The Chile’s (Valdivia earthquake) was recorded in 1960. tops the list for strongest earthquakes, With a whopping 9.5 magnitude. The earthquake also caused a large tsunami that damaged the shores of Hawaii, Japan, Australia and New zealand. hii ya 26th/dec/2004 ilikuwa mtoto.
I rem a time i was at a friend’s place around kahawa west cant rem the year well.sema nyumba kuanza kutetemeka.we chuck outside only to realize its the ground that’s shaking.i dont think i have ever felt that scared
The feeling of an earthquake/tremor is very weird - it shakes someone to the core. I encountered a tremor in the 80’s and it shook me in ways I’ve never known again. I shudder (pun intended) at the thought of how a full-fledged quake would feel like!
It has been said here before [Na sijui mnataka kuambiwa mara ngapi] There is no country in the world called Somali. Just Somalia. Somali ni MTU ama WATU. AAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!
clears throat loudly and spits out some thick yellow phlegm