In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed ... wait for it to happen before we respond.

The magnitude was initially recorded at 8.8, before the ... in place in the Indian Ocean. But now, 1,400 stations globally cut warning times to just minutes after a tsunami wave forms.

“The devastation was unimaginable,” said Arianto Andrian, describing what he experienced in Indonesia as he recalled the catastrophic Indian Ocean earthquake and ... “We had never heard the word ...

The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and Sri ... with more than 160,000 people killed. Six years after the Boxing Day Tsunami—or the Asian Tsunami as ...

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Children stand at a vertical evacuation shelter overlooking the coastline that was destroyed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Image: ESCAP/Temily Baker BANGKOK Today marks ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia Dec. 26, 2024 3:21 p.m. A relative of a victim of a 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami participates ... and is now more resilient than before the tsunami struck.

Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern ...

NBC Universal, Inc. People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean ... than before the tsunami struck.