Then, in just a few seconds all this energy is released generating a massive earthquake and sometimes flexing the seafloor to create a tsunami. ”Off western Sumatra the bow is drawn tight.

Most injuries following an earthquake occur when getting out of bed with bare feet and stepping on broken glass. The annual Great Shakeout exercise in October is the opportunity to practice drop ...

A powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered the tsunami that killed about 230,000 people across a dozen countries, reaching as far as East Africa.

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries. Ali Rogin ...

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra on Friday. The United States Geological Survey said the ... strong tremors caused panic among those living around the coast ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake, off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people across a dozen countries ...

Publicity of the havoc created by the Sumatra earthquake and the tsunami it unleashed in the Bay of Bengal last month has done more for earthquake awareness in Kathmandu than anything else in recent ...