Murty estimates an Indian Ocean warning system will cost between ... in the 2004 event tsunami waves pummeled the Sumatran coast for 12 hours following just five minutes of shaking.) ...

Earthquakes have shaped the planet’s geography and influenced human history in profound ways. Among these natural events, one ...

Hawaii faces a major tsunami risk, but 24/7 monitoring and evacuation plans help keep residents safe. Learn how experts track ...

Major earthquakes that occur beneath the sea lead to deadly tsunamis. Still, visual detection in the vast open ocean remains challenging because the powerful tsunami waves are low in height while they ...

A tsunami can move hundreds of miles per hour in the open ocean and smash into land with waves as high as 100 feet or more. From the area where the tsunami originates, waves travel outward in all ...

"The wave came in and just took her, it just took her away." On Boxing Day 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that raced towards shorelines around the Indian Ocean. Twenty years ...

He made the remarks during an event last month to mark 20 years since the launch of Caritas Sri Lanka's tsunami recovery ...

Three earthquakes struck Indonesia on Tuesday, with a 5.5-magnitude tremor hitting North Sumatra province in the morning, and ...

Perched along the scenic coastline of Japan’s Iwate prefecture, the Taro Kanko Hotel once stood as a symbol of hospitality, ...

Ultra-stable laser technology is being used to detect earthquakes in the Southwest Pacific thanks to an inventive method ...

At the same time, on the other side of the ocean, the wave travelling west hits Sri Lanka. The tsunami's energy is so great, it travels around the world three times. Earthquakes at sea cause water ...