There have been many tsunamis involving the territory that is now Indonesia.
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Event | Date | Location | Summary | Notes |
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1797 Sumatra earthquake | 10 February 1797 | Padang | Tsunami localized to Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
1833 Sumatra earthquake | 25 November 1833 | Sumatra | Tsunami along the southwest coast of Sumatra | |
1861 Sumatra earthquake | 16 February 1861 | Sumatra | Tsunami along the northwest coast of Sumatra | |
1883 eruption of Krakatoa | 26 August 1883 | Krakatoa | Collapse of Krakatoa caused tsunami sweeping over neighbouring islands and onto Sumatra and Java | |
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami | 26 December 2004 | Aceh | Large earthquake near Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia causing a transoceanic tsunami | One of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history, with a death toll of 227,898. |
2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami | 25 October 2010 | Mentawai Islands | Tsunami swept the coastal areas of the Mentawai Islands, off the west coast of Sumatra | |
2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami | 28 September 2018 | Palu | Large earthquake near Donggala caused a tsunami that funneled into a bay rising high at Palu, Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
2018 Sunda Strait tsunami | 22 December 2018 | Banten - Lampung | Eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano in the Sunda Strait caused a tsunami and landslide |
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