The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami is considered one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. Occurring just before 7:59 am, the earthquake initiated the most prolonged ...

Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.

Some 1.5 billion people living along the coast of the Indian Ocean were caught unprepared in the 2004 earthquake and tsunami. Photograph By Santosh Verma/The New York Times/Redux On December 26 ...

A rare crab known for its bright blue color and giant size hasn’t been spotted on an Indian Ocean island following a deadly ...

Thursday marks the 20 th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest ... was one of the largest ever recorded. “This earthquake didn’t just break all the records ...

People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean ... 9.1 earthquake and the massive tsunami it triggered.

The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast could reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the ...

December 26, 2024, marks the 20th year since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami generated by the quake of magnitude 9.1 was sourced off the Sumatran coast and was the third ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean ... earthquake and the massive ...

In the aftermath of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka and many other countries on Boxing Day 2004, I was the least likely candidate to volunteer my help.

The day is forever seared in Neungduangjai Sritrakarn's memory: Dec. 26, 2004, the day the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami struck across South and Southeast Asia, after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off ...