Since December's Indian Ocean tsunami, scientists have tried to retrace the path of the giant waves to learn how and why the water moved in... Study Tracks Path of Indian Ocean Tsunami JENNIFER LUDDEN ...

Tsunamis are devastating natural disasters caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides that send massive waves crashing onto coastlines. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami remains ...

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This massive natural disaster happened on December 26, 2004 in the Indian Ocean, causing a tsunami that ravaged coastal India and other countries like Sri Lanka and Thailand. With a massive death toll ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - August 10, 2009 The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was about 160 miles north of Port Blair in India's Andaman Islands and about 20.6 miles deep. "The danger for a tsunami is ...

FAULTS—Seismic slip on faults generates tsunamis directly by displacing the floors of water bodies. The slip can also generate tsunamis indirectly through shaking that triggers slides; a category of ...