Major tsunamis around the world

The tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake which hit a remote Indonesian island chain, killing at least 112 people, was one of the deadliest in the past five years.

Here is a chronology of some of the major quakes and tsunamis around the world since the Asian tsunami of December 2004 in Asia.

December 26, 2004: Southeast Asia – A 9.3-magnitude undersea quake off the coast of Sumatra island triggers a tsunami that kills 220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean, including 168,000 in Indonesia.

July 17, 2006: Indonesia – A 7.7-magnitude undersea quake strikes off Indonesia’s Java island, unleashing a tsunami, killing at least 654.

April 2, 2007: Solomon Islands – An 8.0-magnitude quake in the Western Solomon Islands triggers a tsunami that kills 52 people and displaces thousands.

September 29, 2009: Samoa – A tsunami sparked by an 8.0-magnitude earthquake flattens villages and resorts in Samoa and the neighbouring Pacific islands of American Samoa and northern Tonga, killing more than 190 people.

February 27, 2010: Chile – An 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocks Chile, killing at least 521 people and leaving 56 missing. Most of the dead are in the coastal area of Maule, 400 km southwest of the capital Santiago.

October 25-26: Indonesia – At least 112 people are killed and over 500 missing after a tsunami unleashed by a powerful 7.7 magnitude quake strikes off the island of Sumatra.