Prior to the 2004 event,the last major tsunami in the Indian Ocean struck in 1883 and killed about 36,000 people.This tsunami was caused by ___________________.
A) a massive undersea landslide near Sri Lanka
B) the collapse of Indonesia's Krakatau volcano
C) a large earthquake off the coast of Sumatra
D) a large earthquake off the coast of India
E) a meteor that struck in the central Indian Ocean
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