Killer wave devastates South Asia12/27/2004HOME PAGE |
A staff member at the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysical Agency in Jakarta points to a seismograph reading on a computer terminal from Sunday morning's earthquake in Aceh, northern Sumatra, on December 26. The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that shook southern Asia on Sunday was one of the most powerful since the start of the 20th century, the U.S. Geological Survey said. — Reuters