The most dangerous thing that can happen in the eerie vacuum between an earthquake and a tsunami is nothing. Once a tsunami warning is issued, the size of the wave and the number of minutes before it ...
SRI LANKA, — This December marks the 20th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the ...
On Boxing Day 2004, a monstrous 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian ocean, unleashing widespread devastation in the surrounding land. Waves towering as tall as 30m were unleashed, impacting ...