The December 26, 2004 earthquake west of northern Indonesia was the 4th-largest in recorded history, and produced a powerful tsunami that, as of 1/26/04, had killed at least 260,000 people and rendered 1.5 million people homeless.
Below are some links to good sites that include factual information, photographs, and videos. Obviously, this isn't an exhaustive list. Please e-mail me with suggestions for additions to the list or if you have trouble with any of the links.
Factual information:
Thorough, even-handed discussion of the 2004 EQ/tsunami, and general links to tsunamis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
More than you probably ever wanted to know (16-p PDF) about tsunamis (by Prof. Steven Ward at UC Santa Cruz); includes technical terminology and some equations, but much of it is accessible to non-specialists, too.
Photographs:
“Before” and “After” views from satellite imagery http://homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/
Videos: (Mac users: if necessary, download Windows Media Player here)
Banda Aceh
Kenya (all the way across the Indian Ocean)
