<p>The massive earthquake that shook Indonesia Wednesday brought back terrifying memories of the 2004 tsunami that swept through Aceh province.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra in 2004. It triggered a tsunami that left over 200,000 people dead in 14 countries, said CNN. In India, too, several thousand people were killed.<br /><br />Aceh bore the brunt of the deaths with an estimated 170,000 people killed. The damage was estimated at nearly $10 billion while the casualties were more than any other tsunami in history, according to the United Nations.<br /><br />Indonesia is on the Ring of Fire, an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin that is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Wednesday's earthquake comes a little over a year after a magnitude 9 temblor struck off the coast of Japan and caused a tsunami. Over 15,000 people were killed in the March 2011 disaster.</p>
<p>The massive earthquake that shook Indonesia Wednesday brought back terrifying memories of the 2004 tsunami that swept through Aceh province.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra in 2004. It triggered a tsunami that left over 200,000 people dead in 14 countries, said CNN. In India, too, several thousand people were killed.<br /><br />Aceh bore the brunt of the deaths with an estimated 170,000 people killed. The damage was estimated at nearly $10 billion while the casualties were more than any other tsunami in history, according to the United Nations.<br /><br />Indonesia is on the Ring of Fire, an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin that is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Wednesday's earthquake comes a little over a year after a magnitude 9 temblor struck off the coast of Japan and caused a tsunami. Over 15,000 people were killed in the March 2011 disaster.</p>