List of tsunamis affecting Indonesia

There have been many tsunamis involving the territory that is now Indonesia.

For the enormous Boxing Day Tsunami, see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

List
List of significant tsunamis in Indonesia
Event Date Location Summary Notes
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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