Massive earthquake kills thousands
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Sri Lanka, December 26 - An earthquake of epic power struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean on Sunday, unleashing 20-foot tidal waves that came crashing down on beaches in eight Asian countries across thousands of miles, smashing seaside resorts and
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At least three Americans were among the more than 20,000 people killed in Sunday&#39;s earthquake in Asia. A State Department spokesman said two died in Sri Lanka, a third in Thailand.
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Tokyo, Oct. 24 (NNN): At least 17 people were killed and up to 1,000 injured in a series of earthquakes and aftershocks which shook northern Japan for 12 hours, according to reports here on Sunday afternoon.
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More than 12,300 people were killed and tens of thousands left homeless after a powerful undersea earthquake unleashed giant tsunami waves that crashed into the coasts of south and southeast Asia.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An extremely powerful earthquake rocked northern Indonesia today, sparking massive tidal waves and potent aftershocks across the region, killing 160 in Sri Lanka. More than a dozen people were reported killed elsewhere and scores of others were reported missing, officials and witnesses said.
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An earthquake hit southern Asia Sunday, killing more than 10,000 people in massive tidal waves, the BBC reported.
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More than 8,000 people were reported dead across southern Asia and Africa after massive tsunami waves smashed coastlines following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the Indonesian coast Sunday morning.
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A huge earthquake has rocked Southeast Asia, setting off tsunami tidal waves that killed more than 150 people in Sri Lanka, sent residents rushing to high ground
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - The world's biggest  earthquake in 40 years hit southern Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India, drowning  thousands and swamping tourist isles in Thailand and the  Maldives.
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An earthquake that shook  the area around the ancient royal city of Yogyakarta early on  Saturday morning has killed at least 15 people and left  hundreds injured, hospital staff said.
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The death toll of tidal waves caused by a massive earthquake climbed to 10226 on Sunday in seven countries in south and east of Asia.
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At least 18 people are believed dead and more than 14 hundred injured from an unprecedented series of powerful earthquakes in northern Japan.
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One of the most powerful earthquakes in decades sent massive tsunami waves throughout the Indian Ocean, killing at least 15,000 in places ranging from Sri Lanka to Thailand.
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More than 12,000 people are known to have died after a massive underwater earthquake sent giant waves crashing into coastlines across southern Asia.
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At least 100 people have been killed in Indonesia after a huge earthquake triggered a tidal wave that washed people out to sea and tore children from their parents&#39; arms in coastal cities.
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Atleast six people were killed and over six injured in an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook an island in eastern Indonesia today.
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MORE than 11,800 people have been killed and tens of thousands left homeless after a massive undersea earthquake triggered giant tsunami waves across Asia.