On December 26th, 2004, a whopping 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s island of Sumatra. In ...

Farther north, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast triggered a tsunami warning for parts of California and Oregon in early December. A tsunami didn’t come then, but the region’s proximity ...

‘Hands Across the Water’ Charity Founder and former NSW Police forensic specialist Peter Baines revealed the images of the Boxing Day tsunami in Sumatra have “never left” and serve as a ...

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 tsunami hit the region in one of ...

PHANG-NGA, Thailand: When the Indian Ocean tsunami hit the south-western coast of Thailand in 2004, it claimed over 5,000 lives. But the local indigenous Moken people miraculously survived with ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Honolulu said it had observed waves after the quake but later lifted the threat of tsunami for neighbouring islands, including Fiji, the Kermadec Islands ...

The 35-year-old was spared as he had been at a boarding school when the tsunami hit. He searched for his family for months, distributing flyers and pictures, and even posted an ad in a local ...

ACEH PROVINCE - Tearful mourners prayed and lit candles Thursday at ceremonies across Asia to remember the 220,000 people killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian ...

SINGAPORE: Two decades after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami claimed more than 230,000 lives across 14 countries, researchers and authorities have scaled up efforts to safeguard lives from ...