This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the ...
Dr. Synolakis is a professor of engineering at the University of Southern California. On Dec. 26, 2004, one of the largest recorded earthquakes struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, heaving ...
The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. TOKYO and LONDON -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake ...
Luke Simon's brother Piers died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami while they were celebrating Christmas with friends A man caught up in a devastating tsunami 20 years ago has recalled the final ...
So, you've just binge-watched Netflix's La Palma and you've now developed a new fear about a massive tsunami hitting the Canary Islands? Yeah, you're probably not the only one. Netflix’s new ...
A major tsunami could swamp significant swaths of the Northern California coastline, according to hazard maps reviewed by The Times, making it vital for residents to know whether they live in an ...
Data collected by the Federal Reserve shows that since 2000, baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—have also enjoyed the largest share of real estate when measured by generation, a ...
On Monday evening, after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southwest Japan, the authorities issued a tsunami warning.