The recent earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia has claimed the lives of at least 1,350 people. Many more people are missing and the disaster has destroyed homes and businesses across the city The magnitude 7.5 earthquake, and subsequent tsunami, that struck Indonesia days ago has resulted in at least 1,200 deaths. 25 Dec 2018. Thousands of people were left homeless when a volcano-triggered tsunami smashed homes on the coastal areas of western Java and southern Sumatra in Indonesia. The powerful waves The Science of Indonesia's Surprise Tsunami. Dozens of earthquakes rocked the region, but a tsunami didn't seem imminent. Then the massive waves began crashing in. By Maya Wei-Haas. Published CNN — The disaster hit without warning. Many of the hundreds of people who died when a tsunami struck the Indonesian coast Saturday night were nowhere near shelter. Quite simply, they had no Like other countries ravaged by the 2004 tsunami, Indonesia is now linked to a tsunami detection system in the Indian Ocean. Once an earthquake has occurred, that system of seafloor sensors © UNICEF/Arimacs Wilander. People survey damaged buildings in West Palu, Central Sulawesi, after the earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi on 28 September 2018. UN agencies responding, December 26, 2012. This page in: English. Bahasa Indonesia. The highly successful reconstruction process in Aceh has provided an invaluable lesson for Indonesia and the world in disaster response. See photo slideshow. STORY HIGHLIGHTS. Eight years ago, a large tsunami devasted Aceh causing over 221,000 people killed or missing. A total of 77 tidal waves classified as a tsunami since 1608 have killed 223,347 people in Indonesia. Tsunamis therefore occur comparatively often in this country. The strongest tidal wave registered in Indonesia so far reached a height of 100 meters. Does Indonesia have a tsunami early warning system? Yes. Indonesia's tsunami early warning system is currently made up of a network of 170 seismic broadband stations, 238 accelerometer 3lT8jk.