Tsunami's Carnage Is Vast

* About three hours after the quake, the waves reach eastern Sri Lanka, en route to the Maldives and the eastern shores of India.

* About six hours after the quake, the waves approach the northeastern African shore, flooding the Somalian coast.

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Major tsunamis

June 7, 1692 - Tsunami that originated in the Puerto Rico trench killed 2,000.

Nov. 1, 1755 - Tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean destroyed Lisbon and killed an estimated 60,000.

Aug. 27, 1883 - The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia killed an estimated 36,000.

June 15, 1896 - A total of 27,122 died when the east coast of Japan was swept by waves as high as 100 feet after a tsunami that began in the Japan trench.

Dec. 28, 1908 - An estimated 58,000 died in Messina, Sicily, and other parts of Italy in an earthquake and tsunami.

March 3, 1933 - A tsunami triggered in the Japan trench killed 3,000 and caused widespread devastation on Honshu.

May 22, 1960 - Coinciding with a week of quakes, a tsunami that originated in south-central Chile damaged Chile and Hawaii and killed 1,500.

March 27, 1964 - A tsunami triggered by the Anchorage, Alaska, quake killed 115.

Aug. 23, 1976 - A Celebes Sea tsunami struck the Philippines, killing 8,000.

July 17, 1998 - About 2,200 people died in Papua New Guinea after a tsunami. * Sources: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; International Tsunami Information Center; ESRI; Associated Press; U.S. Geological Survey; Graphics reporting by Cheryl Brownstein-Santiago and Sharon Bernstein.