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There have been many tsunamis involving the territory that is now Indonesia.
List of significant tsunamis in Indonesia
| Event
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Date
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Location
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Summary
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Notes
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| 1797 Sumatra earthquake
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10 February 1797
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Padang
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Tsunami localized to Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
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| 1833 Sumatra earthquake
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25 November 1833
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Sumatra
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Tsunami along the southwest coast of Sumatra
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| 1861 Sumatra earthquake
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16 February 1861
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Sumatra
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Tsunami along the northwest coast of Sumatra
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| 1883 eruption of Krakatoa
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27 August 1883
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Krakatoa
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Collapse of Krakatoa caused tsunami sweeping over neighbouring islands and onto Sumatra and Java
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| 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami
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12 December 1992
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Flores
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1,490 deaths in Maumere and 700 in Babi Island.
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3–4 metres wave run up heights occurred along the eastern coasts of Maumere, Maximum run up height of 26 metres (85 feet) at Riangkroko village.
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| 1994 Java earthquake
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3 June 1994
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Eastern coasts of Java, Bali
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250 deaths caused by tsunami.
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Run up heights of 14 metres on Eastern Java coast, 5 metres on Bali coasts.
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| 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
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26 December 2004
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Aceh
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Large earthquake near Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia causing a transoceanic tsunami
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One of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history, with a death toll of 227,898.
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| 2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami
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17 July 2006
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South and west coasts of West Java and Central Java
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668 deaths occurred as a result of a tsunami which inundated 300 km of coast line on the southern Java coast.
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| 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami
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25 October 2010
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Mentawai Islands
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Tsunami swept the coastal areas of the Mentawai Islands, off the west coast of Sumatra
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| 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
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28 September 2018
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Palu
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Large earthquake near Donggala caused a tsunami that funneled into a bay rising high at Palu, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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| 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami
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22 December 2018
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Banten – Lampung
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Eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano in the Sunda Strait caused a tsunami and landslide
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