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This is the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and is the largest since
the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska earthquake. The earthquake caused severe damage
and casualties in northern Sumatra, Indonesia and in the Nicobar Islands, India. More
than 297,248 people were either killed or listed as missing and presumed dead and
1,126,900 were displaced by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 13 countries
in South Asia and East Africa. The estimated economic losses exceeded $10 billion
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