Prayers, tears mark 20 years of deadliest tsunami that killed 230,000 people
Prayers, tears mark 20 years of deadliest tsunami that killed 230,000 people

People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesias Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern historys worst natural disasters, reports UNB. Many wept as they placed flowers at a mass grave in Ulee Lheue village,...

5.8-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia’s central Sulawesi
5.8-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia’s central Sulawesi

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesias Central Sulawesi province early Saturday, causing tremors felt in nearby regions but posing no tsunami risk, according to the countrys Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The quake occurred at 12:14 a.m. Jakarta time (1714 GMT...

6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes Oregon of US
6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes Oregon of US

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday struck 253 km west-northwest of Bandon, Oregon, reports agencies. The quake struck at 4:15 pm (local time) at a depth of 14 km, the United Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed, saying No damage or injuries have been reported. The quake was initially measured...

Giant meteorite triggered historic tsunami and boiled oceans
Giant meteorite triggered historic tsunami and boiled oceans

Scientists have found that a huge meteorite discovered in 2014 triggered a tsunami bigger than any recorded in human history and caused the oceans to boil. This space rock was 200 times bigger than the asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs and struck Earth approximately three...