In the Indian Ocean, where the deadliest tsunami in history killed nearly 230,000 people in 2004, most of them in Indonesia, a similar disaster has been forecast for sometime within the next 30 years.

The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, yet more than 80% remains unexplored. Here we virtually plunge into the most mysterious parts of our watery world.

Known for its role in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, the Sunda Trench stretches to depths of about 7,725 meters. Located in the eastern Indian Ocean, it is formed by the convergence of the ...

On the 26th December 2004, the Sunda Trench ruptured, triggering a magnitude 9.1 earthquake and massive ground shaking in Indonesia. This also set off a tsunami that claimed over 225,000 lives across ...

Introduction. The United Nations has called for every person on earth to be covered by warning systems. The Indian coastlines, which are some of the most populated areas in the world, are prone to ...

2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake & Tsunami: A magnitude-9.1 undersea earthquake struck off Sumatra on December 26, 2004. The tsunami waves, some reaching 30 feet (9 meters) high, spread across 13 ...

2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake & Tsunami: A magnitude-9.1 undersea earthquake struck off Sumatra on December 26, 2004. The tsunami waves, some reaching 30 feet (9 meters) high, spread across 13 ...

The trigger was a magnitude 9.1 earthquake — one of the largest ever recorded — that ruptured 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) of the ocean floor. The tremors, deep in the Sunda Trench, sent shockwaves ...

Remembering the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, ... The region, known as the Sunda Trench, ...