![Image of the Pacific basin that was influenced by the quake and the subsequent tsunamis, killing more than 240,000 people in a few hours.](https://i0.wp.com/planetwaves.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/640+web-December2004_t60min.jpg?resize=640%2C322&ssl=1)
Nine years ago today, there was a massive quake centered at Banda Aceh, Sumatra, that sent out tsunamis in all directions, killing 240,000 people in a few hours. Here is my coverage on the website of Jonathan Cainer, for whom I was working at the time — The Great Wave, part one, and part two.