It claimed more than 230,000 lives across India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and nine other countries.

Twenty years ago, a tsunami devastated coastal communities along the Indian Ocean. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Margarettha Siregar, who helped respond to the disaster in Indonesia.

The Indian government plans to launch a human deep-sea mission alongside a human space mission in early 2026. Union Minister ...

Triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the catastrophic event was the ...

A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday in the Thai village of Ban Nam Khem to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook the seafloor off Indonesia, sending a 100-foot wall of water to communities and killing over 220,000 people.

Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people across a dozen ...

I don’t wish ever a disaster of this magnitude on anyone,” one woman said. But the 2004 Asian tsunami also made her realize, ...

One of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami marks its 20th anniversary on Dec. 26 ...