Lhoknga (pronunciation [lhoʔ-ŋa], alternative names Lho'nga, Lho-nga, Lhok Nga) is a town within the district of the same name, in Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh Special Region, Indonesia, located on the western side of the island of Sumatra, 13 km southwest of Banda Aceh. It was completely flattened and destroyed by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, where its population dwindled from 7,500 to 400.[1] Tsunami runups following eyewitness accounts of waves were recorded being 35 m in height (waves landing at the height of 35 m),[2] Such high and fast waves arising from the epicentre by megathrusts were later found to be due to splay faults, secondary faults arising due to cracking of the sea floor to jut upwards in seconds, causing waves' speed and height to increase.[3]
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increased the speed of waves, destroying the nearby Indonesian town of Lhoknga. Indonesia lies between the Pacific Ring of Fire along the north-eastern...
aircraft attacks on Japanese airfields in the Indonesian cities of Sabang, Lhoknga and Kutaraja, from aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean on 25 July 1944...
disappeared. Other towns on Aceh's west coast hit by the disaster included Lhoknga, Leupung, Lamno, Patek, Calang, Teunom, and the island of Simeulue. Affected...
took very heavy damage as far south as Tapaktuan. The coastal town of Lhoknga was hit by tsunami waves of more than 20 to 25 meters with run-up heights...
Beach, Lhoknga subdistrict. The beach was devastated by the 2004 Tsunami. The beach has been restored and tourists are returning to the beach. Lhoknga Beach...
94306°S 104.58444°E / -5.94306; 104.58444 Westernmost Point – Point Raja, Lhoknga SubDistrict, Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh 5°31′39″N 95°11′37″E / 5.52750°N...
assistant resident at Koeta-Radja, including also Sabang, Ulèë Lheuë, and Lhoknga; Noordkust van Atjèh with the seat of the assistant resident at Lhokseumawe...
as the first Governor of Riau. Nasution was born on 22 February 1904 in Lhoknga, Aceh Besar, with the name Krueng Raba Nasution. He was born as the son...
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a mechanical failure in mid-ocean, a Sri Lankan migrant boat landed in Lhoknga, Aceh to seek help. They asked if the Indonesian Government could request...
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