Earthquake and Tsunami

From channelnewsasia.com:

JAKARTA : More than 2,200 people were killed and hundreds more were missing or feared dead on Sunday after a huge earthquake off northern Indonesia triggered giant tidal waves and flash floods across western Asia. The quake, one of the largest in history and measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, struck in the Indian ocean southwest of Aceh province on Sumatra island and unleashed massive destruction throughout the region.South Asia was the worst hit region, with at least 2,000 deaths reported by Sri Lanka and India.

Popular resorts crowded with Christmas revellers in Thailand and Malaysia were also devastated by tsunamis. At least 99 people were killed and more than 1,300 were wounded in southern Thailand, with many of the deaths occurring in the idyllic tourist islands of Phuket and Phi Phi.

In Malaysia, six people drowned and several others were missing after being swept away by a tidal wave in the northwestern resort island of Penang, a popular destination with foreign tourists, police and rescue officials said.

That is so scary. Apparently tremors could be felt in Singapore too.