The resulting tsunami unleashed waves more than 100 feet high and as fast as an airliner. Within hours, the tsunami had claimed nearly 230,000 human lives and displaced millions of people in 12 ...
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 ...
On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered a huge tsunami with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high. Only a rudimentary warning system was in place at the ...