The beach and the bay at Kata Noi (December 2003). Kata Noi is a beach on the southwestern side of the island of Phuket in Thailand. It prolongs the Kata Beach to the south. Phuket (Thai ภูเก็ต) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ...
The beach is bordered to the north by the Mon Tri's Boathouse resort, and most of the beachfront is occupied by the resort of Kata Thani.
2004 earthquake and tsunami
Maximum recession of tsunami waters at Kata Noi (sea visible in the right corner). Approximate maximum rise of tsunami waters at Kata Noi (3rd tsunami wave). Regular sea level at Kata Noi beach, a few days after the tsunami. On December 26th 2004, the beach was hit by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, at around 09:30 AM. The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004. ...
Animation of the tsunami caused by the earthquake (see also the full-length version) The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ...
First tsunami As about 20 people were playing on the beach or bathing, the sea started to retreat by about 100 meters within the space of about 3 minutes. People were playing with the fish trapped in small ponds in the sands, when the sea started to rise again, inducing everyone to run to the higher part of the beach. The water continued to rise swiftly, drowning the totality of the beach, until it stopped almost eactly at the top of the one meter cement wall lining the beach. People, who were in the sea up to the waist, were able to climb over the small wall into the safety of the gardens of the Kata Thani resort.
The sea stayed at its high level for about 5 minutes, until it started to retreat again, dragging parasols, beach chairs etc... with the receding water.
Retreat-and-rise cycle The retreat-and-rise cycle was repeated several times that day, the third wave being the largest. It overran the small wall lining the beach, flowed into the gardens of the Kata Thani hotel and almost instantly smashed into and destroyed the front rooms of the hotel, also inundating the central restaurant. The area at the southern end of the beach was most badly hit, and the beach restaurant was swept out to sea.
Casualties There were some injuries, but no fatalities at Kata Noi on the occasion of the tsunami. The waters receded and rose rather swiftly, but, owing to the steepness of the beach, remained contained and did not generate rushing breaking waves as on flater beaches such as Patong Beach or Khao Lak. Categories: Thailand geography stubs | Geography of Thailand ...
Khao Lak is a resort beach in Thailand, located 100 km north of Phuket in Takua Pa district, Phang Nga province and popular as a departure point for liveaboard scuba diving trips. ...
See also The first tsunami stopped exactly at the top of the beach wall. Phuket (Thai ภูเก็ต) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Animation of the tsunami caused by the earthquake (see also the full-length version) The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ...
The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004. ...
| Receding waters after the second tsunami. | The waters at their lowest, before the next tsunami. | The third tsunami wave retreating after invading the Kata Thani. | Smashed first-floor rooms, following the third tsunami wave. | Smashed first-floor rooms. | More large waves followed throughout the day. | | |
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