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2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: What to know 20 years onThe 20th anniversary of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami approaches, commemorating over 220,000 lives lost across a dozen countrie...18 Dec, 2024, 09.52 AM IST- Japan Tsunami: What is Tsunami, their causes and the 3 biggest Tsunamis ever?Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: As Japan faces the threat of another tsunami following the recent 7.4-magnitude earthquake, it is a stark rem...01 Jan, 2024, 02.44 PM IST
- What causes earthquakes? A geologist explains where they're most common and whyEarthquakes accompany both subduction and rifting. In fact, that is how the plate boundaries were first discovered. In the 1950s, when a gl...16 Oct, 2023, 10.31 AM IST
- Strong earthquake shakes western Indonesia; no tsunami alertThe earthquake was followed by an aftershock measuring magnitude 5.4, it said. No tsunami alert was issued by Indonesia's Meteorology, Clim...18 Nov, 2022, 10.38 PM IST
- Scientists use Indian Ocean earthquake data to tell how fast it is warmingScientists have developed a novel method to determine how fast the Indian Ocean is warming by analysing the sound from seabed earthquakes, ...19 Sep, 2020, 12.28 PM IST
- India to soon begin forecasting reach of tsunami waves in-landThis would be a Level-3 alert under India's Tsunami Early Warning System, put in place after the deadly 2004 tsunami.06 May, 2018, 05.33 PM IST
- Earthquakes can alter Earth's crust: StudyEarthquakes can change elastic properties of the Earth's crust up to 6,000 kilometres away, altering its ability to withstand stresses.26 Oct, 2015, 04.30 PM IST
- Major earthquakes of the past 30 yearsA powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region Monday, with strong tremors felt in Kabul, Islamabad and New Del...26 Oct, 2015, 03.58 PM IST
- In India, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand fall under most active seismic zoneThe Bureau of Indian Standards has grouped the country into four seismic zones, from Zone V, the most active, to Zone II, the least active.27 Apr, 2015, 10.21 AM IST
- 5.8 earthquake strikes between Andaman Islands and MyanmarA moderate 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of the Andaman Islands, the US Geological Survey said.01 Aug, 2014, 12.27 AM IST
- Earthquake aftershock: Small tsunamis hit Indonesian coast, India downgrades warningsAn official from national tsunami early warning centre, said the highest tsunami warning level in the Bay of Bengal had been downgraded.11 Apr, 2012, 06.54 PM IST
- India has effective system to issue Tsunami alerts: OfficialIndia has put in place an effective system to issue Tsunami alerts after the catastrophe had hit country in 2004, a senior government offic...13 Mar, 2011, 03.15 PM IST
- Major 7.5-quake strikes off Nicobar IslandsA 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck under the Indian Ocean on Sunday, triggering a tsunami watch for nearby islands and causing tremors repor...13 Jun, 2010, 08.17 AM IST
- How are tsunami warnings given in the Indian Ocean?Indian Ocean tsunami that killed almost 230,000 people, the UN’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission began coordinating efforts to c...26 Dec, 2009, 03.36 AM IST
- US Tsunami center cancels alert for Indian OceanUS National Weather Service cancelled Tsunami warning for all areas of Indian Ocean after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Andaman Island...11 Aug, 2009, 06.05 AM IST
- Moderate earthquake in Indian Ocean: seismologistsA moderate 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of India's Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the US Geological Survey sa...16 Nov, 2008, 09.38 PM IST
- Indian tsunami warning system takes shapeIndia has developed its own tsunami warning system, barely three years after it was caught off guard when the killer sea waves spawned by a...06 Oct, 2007, 03.34 PM IST
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