The last widely devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean was that spawned by the eruption ... Before installing a warning system, experts need to identify and map areas of risk.

The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and Sri Lanka and reached as far as Africa, killing an estimated 220,000-plus people, including about 40 Japanese.

Show more In 2004 a massive earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami. The Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, on the island of Sumatra, was closest to the epicentre, and was devastated by ...

At 07.59am local time on Boxing Day 2004, a major earthquake off the Western Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a series of deadly tsunamis in the Indian Ocean that would go ... In Kenya, an early ...

head of UNESCO's Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Centre. Such preventative measures include evacuation maps, regular tsunami ...