Tsunami - December 26, 2004 295,608 people died in total and 242,347 in Indonesia by the massive destruction of tsunami. Tsunami earthquake struck the coastal line of South Asia with an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia with the magnitude between 9.1 and 9.3. The Asian Tsunami 2004 engulfed the coastal line of 12 countries including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Maldives, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Myanmar.