People attend a prayer at the Siron mass grave, one of the two major mass burial sites where victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were laid to rest, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2024.

Thursday marks the 20 th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. The Boxing Day quake was one of the largest ever recorded.

The December 26, 2004, tsunami was caused by a 9.1 magnitude underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean that triggered a tidal wave that reached speeds of up to 500 mph. The ensuing tsunami was one ...

Patong will conduct a large-scale tsunami drill this month, preparing residents and tourists for an emergency that could save lives.

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Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh provinces have been embroiled in a dispute over the control of four islands, but a video circulating online does not show former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ...

PHUKET: More than 1,000 people took part in a large-scale tsunami response exercise held at Kamala Beach yesterday (June 27) ...

Although geologists are urging calm and caution against panic, a recent series of tremors detected in the Nicobar Islands, ...

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Ethiopia recognises a timely and strategic opportunity to deepen cooperation with Africa’s ...