The 2004 tsunami was one of the most far-reaching disasters ever recorded, with nearly a quarter-million people in 13 countries dead or missing.

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On Boxing Day 2004, a monstrous 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian ocean, unleashing widespread devastation in the surrounding land. Waves towering as tall as 30m were unleashed ...

The tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 2004 was the biggest in the Indian Ocean in some 600 years, two new geological studies suggest. That long gap might explain how enough geological stress ...

Then more DART buoys picked up the waves as they traveled across the Pacific; scientists have added more than 30 of the devices since the big quake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004.

NEW YORK – The tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 2004 was the biggest in the Indian Ocean in some 600 years, two new geological studies suggest.

The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, one of the deadliest events in recorded history , was an enigma to many survivors. Some experts were surprised to learn that a significant number of the people in ...

A powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending people scurrying from buildings as far away as southern India, but there seemed ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 29 -- An international agency that monitors nuclear explosions around the world almost certainly picked up immediate signs of the underwater earthquake and tsunami in South ...