Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people ...
On 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake struck 240km west of Sumatra, Indonesia, rupturing the greatest ...
Earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.0 or greater are considered to be "great ... Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS), which became fully operational in 2011. KUTA BEACH, INDONESIA - DECEMBER ...
The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed ...
The tsunami that rose from this great shifting of tectonic plates reached over 115 feet in some places and ultimately killed ...
Mr Poole, now aged 44, said: “I leapt out of bed to the window and pulled back the old bit of fabric serving as a curtain to ...
The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed ...
Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.
Understanding of the Sumatran subduction zone and its hazards has increased since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and ...
More than 100,000 houses were rebuilt in the westernmost Indonesian province of Aceh alone, according to the Indonesian ...
People have started gathering in prayer and are visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the ...
The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed ... Their loss is a great sorrow and pain for me. I am still grieving ...