The 9.1 magnitude quake not only caused devastation in Sumatra, it also caused a huge tsunami that affected ... The worst hit areas included Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.

KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred at 1.19 pm on Saturday (Dec 30) off the northwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, according to the Malaysian ...

The epicenter of the earthquake was on land, precisely 6 kilometers northeast of Padang Panjang, with a depth of 10 ...

What will it take to be ready for the next major tsunami ... U.S. as close as it was off Sumatra. Before installing a warning system, experts need to identify and map areas of risk.

Rosalin Salindeho, a 95-year-old resident of Tagulandang in ... The tsunami fears were informed by recent experience. The crater of Mount Anak Krakatoa, between Java and Sumatra islands, also ...

Exactly 20 years ago, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake occurred on Dec. 26 off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and Sri Lanka ...

Former rebel commander Muharram Idris once led 3,000 men to fight Indonesia's army in separatist Aceh, but now serves as a local politician after the legacy of a devastating tsunami two decades ...

3. Indian Ocean 2004: Magnitude 9.1 Twenty years ago, an undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, caused widespread devastation in multiple countries. It was the worst tsunami ...