In the final days of 2004, South Asia experienced an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, causing massive tidal waves and resulting in heavy casualties in many countries in the area.
歲末年終之際，南亞地區發生芮氏規模 9.0 的大地震，並引發大海嘯，造成南亞數國重大的傷亡。