Faultline rupture - The tsunami was triggered by the longest faultline rupture from an earthquake ever observed, seconds before 7:59 am on December 26, 2004. The ocean floor opened at least 1,200 ...

A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's western tip on December 26, 2004, generated a series of waves as high as 30 metres (98 feet) that pummelled the coastline of 14 countries from Indonesia ...

IAS Radhakrishnan, who was the district collector then, played a key role in rescue and relief operations after the tsunami ...