- Tsunamis generated by the explosion of the volcano Krakatoa in 1883 have been estimated to have drowned over 35,000 people and produced waves that travelled around the world, the highest being over 40m.
- 'The Boxing Day' tsunami, December 2004, east Indian Ocean off Sumatra: generated by a powerful magnitude 9.0 earthquake 25km below the Indian Ocean floor. 300,000 people were killed and hundreds of communities were devastated. Damage was done to bridges, roads and local economies which left people unable to buy food. However, a warning system was set up among the countries that border the Indian Ocean. The disaster cost less than $5million.
- April 2007, Solomon Islands: generated by a 8.0 magnitude earthquake, the tsunami swept aross the islands killing at least 15 people.
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