The last widely devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean was that spawned by the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, which killed 36,000 people. Disaster officials in the region understandably have ...

First Person - RNZ Pacific reporter, Iliesa Tora, reflects on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption, saying people ...

"Numerical modelling of eruption-generated tsunamis is far less developed than for other tsunami mechanisms – such as earthquakes and landslides. "The Anak Krakatau event is timely in that it ...

Krakatoa's violent 1883 eruption and Anak Krakatau's frequent activity make it a constant danger to nearby populations. Mount Rainier's significant glacial ice poses a threat of devastating ...

It's part of the picture that now suggests a sudden failure in the west-southwest flank of the Anak Krakatau volcano was a significant cause of Saturday's devastating tsunami in the Sunda Strait.

Zavaritskii volcano in the Kuril Islands was responsible for the mysterious 1831 volcanic eruption that cooled the climate ...

The tsunami on Saturday night, which hammered both sides of Indonesia’s Sunda Strait following the eruption of Anak Krakatau, was unlike others that hit the country before. WSJ’s Jake Maxwell ...

Officials say the mostly likely cause of the tsunami was a landslide caused by the eruption of Anak Krakatoa, and made worse by a full moon which caused a tidal wave.

"There was no earthquake, and the Anak Krakatau eruption also wasn't that big," Nugroho told Metro TV, noting there were no "significant" seismic tremors to indicate a tsunami was coming.