A Boxing Day Surprise: An Earthquake and Tsunami The 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck at 7:59 a.m. Dec. 26, 2004, creating a rupture ... Oceanside cities in Sumatra were the first to be hit ...

Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake ... off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered huge waves that ...

On December 26th, 2004, a whopping 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s island of Sumatra. In the aftermath of the quake, a massive tsunami was triggered ...

during the 2004 Tsunami Commemoration ceremony in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 26 December 2024. EFE/EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK Other coastal towns in Sumatra, such as Calang and Meulaboh, were also affected ...

Tens of thousands of people have been killed in Indonesia's northern Sumatra island after a massive undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami December 26, 2004. (Photo by Getty Images) In the years ...

On December 26, 2004, the Indian Ocean experienced one of the deadliest tsunamis in recorded history. Triggered by a massive undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, the tsunami ...

Former rebel commander Muharram Idris once led 3,000 men to fight Indonesia's army in ... province on the northern tip of Sumatra island on December 26, 2004, killing tens of thousands, paved ...

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