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Which one of the following statements about the 2004 Indian OceanEarthquakeandtheresulting Tsunami is not correct?

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The Earthquake originated due to slipping of about 1,200 km of fault line by 15 m along the subduction zone where the India Plate subducts the Burma plate at the Sunda Trench The resulting tSunami devastated the shores ranging from the coast of Indonesia to the East coast of Africa, some 8,500 km away from the epicentre As per the current estimates the quake-generated tSunami killedmorethan50lakhpeople, in addition to unaccounted dead bodies swept out to sea Correct Bangladesh had very few casualities because the quake-affected fault line was in a nearly North-South orientation, the greatest strength of the tSunami waves was in an East-West direction

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Do not rush 'not' questions. This one wants the one that is different, and in Earthquake that is As per the current estimates the quake-generated tSunami.... As per the current estimates the quake-generated tSunami... has its own story that sets it apart. If you spot that story, you will pick it without confusion.

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