The unforgettable account of a family caught, with thousands of strangers, in one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time - the 2004 tsunami. But the terror is ...

This post contains minor spoilers for La Palma and The Impossible. Netflix's brand-new trending miniseries La Palma is a perfect reminder to watch Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland's 2012 disaster ...

Netflix's new miniseries La Palma, about a family vacationing on La Palma Island during a volcanic eruption and tsunami, recalls Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland's 2012 disaster movie The Impossible.

Understanding of the Sumatran subduction zone and its hazards has increased since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and ...

This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the ...

The 2004 tsunami transformed the lives of Kottilpadu fishermen, dissolving long-standing grudges and fostering communal harmony. Former foes became friends as people from different communities ...

Twenty years ago, the seafloor west of Indonesia abruptly pushed upward as a deep undersea fault, where two of Earth’s tectonic plates meet, slipped. The upward shove violently shifted the ...

The terrible memories of the Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004 may never fade away from the minds of the millions of its victims and the people who worked to provide relief and rehabilitation in ...

Although an earthquake occurring on this kind of fault is unlikely because there is no inherent up or down motion to create the tsunami, it's not impossible. While about 80% of tsunamis are caused ...