On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7), a Mw 9.2–9.3 earthquake struck with its epicenter off the west coast of Aceh, in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Dec 19, 2025 · Perhaps the most destructive tsunami in recorded history was the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004. A 9.1-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia.

Oct 2, 2018 · As proof of the record-breaking strength of the tsunami, the last victims of the Boxing Day disaster perished nearly eight hours later when swelling seas and rogue waves …

Jul 25, 2025 · Approximately 230,000 people died in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. It is one of the deadliest disasters in modern history. The Sumatra-Andaman …

At 07:59am local time on Boxing Day 2004, a major earthquake off the Western Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a series of deadly tsunamis in the Indian Ocean that would go …

Remembering rare but traumatic events such as the 2004 Boxing Day earthquake is important to support those advances, especially given estimates that by 2030, 50% of the world's …

Dec 24, 2024 · On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, …

Dec 26, 2024 · It was 20 years ago, on December 26, 2004, that the Boxing Day tsunami in the Indian Ocean became one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. The powerful waves …

On December 26, 2004, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck deep in the Indian Ocean, just off Indonesia’s west coast. It sent waves at the speed of a jet plane towards Asia’s shores. One …

Dec 23, 2014 · Sometimes known as the Christmas or Boxing Day tsunami, the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami is far from a distant memory, a decade after resulting in more …