(Map: earthquake.usgs.gov)

Date	March 28, 2005	December 26,2004
Magnitude	8.7	8.9
Location	3.6°N, 96.28°E	2.2°N,  97.0°E
Casualties	At least 290 people killed, 100 injured and 300 houses destroyed on Nias. Extensive damage on Simeulue. Felt in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and as far north as Bangkok, Thailand.	Nearly    300,000 people were killed.