PASADENA, Calif.–The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of December 26, 2004, was one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory, mostly on account of the devastating tsunami that followed it. A group of ...

Twenty years have now passed since a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated communities in Southeast Asia, resulting in more than 220,000 confirmed deaths and millions displaced ...

BANGKOK — Two powerful earthquakes struck about two hours apart off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, spreading panic among residents of the Indonesian island and reviving memories of the ...

That’s how Vasily Titov, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Center for Tsunami Research described the aftermath of the largest tsunami on record, triggered by a 9.1 ...

In the wee hours of December 26, 2004, a massive 9.2 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean, generating an equally massive tsunami that caused unprecedented devastation to 14 countries and killed ...

"We [didn't] give enough education or knowledge to the people that we really need to take care [of] this," Dendy Montgomery tells PEOPLE National Geographic/Duane McClunie/Richard Ing Tsunami survivor ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 -- Concerns over the economic impact of the Asian earthquake disaster pushed stocks lower Monday, putting Wall Street's recent rally on hold despite decent holiday sales figures and ...