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Was japan or Thailand tsunami bigger?

The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan was much bigger than the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that hit Thailand.

The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

* Magnitude: 9.0 Mw (Largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan and seventh largest in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900.)

* Deaths: 15,893 confirmed, 2,560 missing

* Injured: 6,152 seriously, 409,650 minor injuries

* Tsunami height: Up to 40.5 meters (133 ft)

* Affected areas: Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Philippines, Russia, Micronesia, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, France

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

* Magnitude: 9.1–9.3 Mw (Third-largest earthquake recorded on a seismograph.)

* Deaths: 227,898

* Injured: 1,200,000

* Tsunami height: Up to 30 meters (98 ft)

* Affected areas: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Comoros

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