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Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Malaysia

Malaysia was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004. Despite its proximity to the epicentre of the earthquake, Malaysia escaped the level of damage that struck countries hundreds of miles further away. Since the epicentre was on the western coast of Sumatra, the island largely protected the country from the worst of the tsunami.

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• ▸1870 Barcelona yellow fever epidemic
• ▸Alexios Komnenos (co-emperor)
• ▸Demographics of the United States

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