BRITAIN isn’t known as a tsunami hotspot – but it’s been struck by giant and terrifying waves. The biggest that we know of ...

On Boxing Day 2004, a monstrous 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian ocean, unleashing widespread devastation in the ...

Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.

On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural disasters of the modern era, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake spurred catastrophic ...

One of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami marks its 20th anniversary on Dec. 26 ...

Hundreds of aftershocks followed in the ensuing weeks — many of which were magnitude 6.0 and stronger. It also caused a series of tsunamis, with the biggest waves hitting Tohoku, a region in north ...