The world's deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, ...

One of modern history's worst natural disasters, the tsunami left about 230,000 dead across a dozen countries.

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, causing a massive wave that devastated ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history.

Aceh still has a long road ahead in embracing women as contributing members of society at all levels, including in disaster ...

Thanks to the GITEWS early warning system developed under the leadership of the GFZ from 2005 to 2008, it is now not only 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.

The deadly tsunami that swamped India's southern coast two decades ... More than 220,000 people were killed as the devastating waves hit shorelines around the Indian Ocean, including 16,389 in India, ...

Survivors and victims' relatives will next week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, ...

Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ...

This map shows the time in hours for the tsunami to travel from its generation location (marked with red dots) to other locations in the Indian Ocean.