BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - In front of Saudah's house on Indonesia's Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed ashore by a tsunami 20 years ago and a daily reminder that her ...

Analyzing the legacy of the 1883 disaster, the 2018 flank collapse, and current tsunami monitoring.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 and several aftershocks struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, the nation's geophysics agency BMKG said, while tsunami waves of less than 1 meter ...

The Indonesian volcano which caused a tsunami that killed more than 400 people last week lost more than two-thirds of its height following the eruption which triggered the killer waves. A section of ...

20 years have passed since the Aceh tsunami, which left deep scars on Indonesia, especially for those directly affected. Aceh was also recovering from a three-decade armed conflict between the Free ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Siddiq would have been 26 years-old. But 20 years ago, he and his mother, Saudah were swept inland by a vicious tsunami, ...

The earthquake, which has a magnitude of 7.7, hit Indonesia around 5.58 am on Saturday, leaving at least 38 people dead. Its epicenter was located in Ende in the East Nusa Tenggara province, with ...

A woman comforts her daughter after prayers at a mass grave in Indonesia’s Aceh – Copyright AFP Yasuyoshi CHIBA Under the shade of trees at a mass grave in ...

Thanks to the GITEWS early warning system developed under the leadership of the GFZ from 2005 to 2008, it is now not only the Indian Ocean that is better prepared for such natural hazards. The ...

The initial quake was followed by two strong aftershocks in the same area, of magnitude 5.6 and 5.9. Rescuers combed through debris for survivors Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores ...

The measures included preparations for a tsunami contingency plan in South Lampung, on Sumatra's side of the Sunda Strait, which separates Sumatra from Java.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck off Indonesia's Flores island in August 2026 triggered tsunami waves, but a video circulating on social media that purportedly shows waves crashing into the ...