Tsunami warning issued & evacuations ordered after huge 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes ‘Ring of Fire’ off Japan coast
JAPAN issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the country on Monday. The quake was at a depth of 23 ...
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Indian Ocean tsunami memorials mark 20 years since one of the deadliest natural disasters in history
People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history's worst ...
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Looking back at the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years later
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 ...
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Victims and survivors of Boxing Day tsunami remembered 20 years on
A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people. The Prime Minister was among those paying tribute, saying his ...
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20 Years Ago a Tsunami Killed 230,000 People. We Can Do Better Now.
Some 6,000 aftershocks followed. The tsunami that rose from this great shifting of tectonic plates reached over 115 feet in some places and ultimately killed about 230,000 people in Indonesia ...
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The Deadliest Tsunami Set Off Work to Be Ready for the Next Big Wave
Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without tsunami deaths is a challenge. By Katrina Miller The Indian Ocean tsunami ...
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Tsunami advisory lifted after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles southwest Japan
Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a ...
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20 Years After The Indian Ocean Tsunami
A frame of a homemade video shows tourists caught by the first of six tsunami rolling towards Hat ... [+] Rai Lay Beach, near Krabi in southern Thailand, following a 9.2-Richter submarine ...
Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan
Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. At such a ...
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Indonesia and Thailand mark 20 years of devastating Boxing Day tsunami with sombre ceremonies
The tsunami was triggered by a powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on 26 December 2024, reaching as far as east Africa. Some 1.7 million people were displaced ...
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Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.