Indonesian Earthquake.

Reported Magnitude 8.9.
10+meter Tsunamis reported in Thailand, Bangladesh, Siri Lanka. Some islands in the Maldives completely flooded.
Aftershocks in the area in the 7+ range.
This is the largest quake since Alaska 1964.
link:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/2004/usslav/

History always repeats. You would think that, looking at the history of the area, people wouldn`t have bothered even thinking about living there. Anyone who was surprised that this happened was obviously fairly dim-witted. When you choose a dangerous place to live, this will invariably happen. It always does. I find it incredible that people will invariably rebuild in the EXACT SAME SPOT AGAIN.

It blows my mind.