Editing Sunda Arc (section)

== Notable seismic events ==
With the ongoing magmatic activities and the nature of the subduction zone, Sunda Arc has experienced major seismic events throughout history. These events cost the loss of lives and vast destruction along the coast. These are some major seismic events that have been recorded.
[[File:Aceh_2004_tsunami_standing_mosque_USGS.jpg|thumb|The aftermath of the 2004 tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia]]

=== Tsunami in December 2004, Indian Ocean ===
In 2004, a [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|tsunami in the Indian Ocean]] was triggered by an earthquake of 9.15 magnitude near Sumatra Island.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Meltzner|first1=Aron J.|last2=Sieh|first2=Kerry|last3=Abrams|first3=Michael|last4=Agnew|first4=Duncan C.|last5=Hudnut|first5=Kenneth W.|last6=Avouac|first6=Jean-Philippe|last7=Natawidjaja|first7=Danny H.|date=2006-02-15|title=Uplift and subsidence associated with the great Aceh-Andaman earthquake of 2004: THE 2004 EARTHQUAKE|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1029/2005JB003891|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|language=en|volume=111|issue=B2|pages=n/a|doi=10.1029/2005JB003891|hdl=10356/95537|hdl-access=free}}</ref> In [[Banda Aceh|the Banda Aceh]] area, the [[tsunami]] height reached up to 35 meters, which surpassed the value recorded before this event.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lavigne|first1=F.|last2=Gomez|first2=C.|last3=Giffo|first3=M.|last4=Wassmer|first4=P.|last5=Hoebreck|first5=C.|last6=Mardiatno|first6=D.|last7=Prioyono|first7=J.|last8=Paris|first8=R.|date=2007-02-09|title=Field observations of the 17 July 2006 Tsunami in Java|url=https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/7/177/2007/|journal=Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences|language=en|volume=7|issue=1|pages=177–183|doi=10.5194/nhess-7-177-2007|bibcode=2007NHESS...7..177L|issn=1684-9981 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

=== Tsunami in July 2006, West Java and Central Java, Indonesia ===
An [[2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami|earthquake and tsunami]] occurred on July 17, 2006, causing major destruction in West Java and Central Java. The M<sub>w</sub>-7.7 earthquake-induced tsunami struck over 250&nbsp;km of the coastline and caused more than 600 deaths. The approximate run-up height was about 4–6 meters.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Mori|first1=Jim|author2-link=Mooney|last2=Mooney|first2=Walter D.|author3-link=Kurniawan|last3=Kurniawan|first3=Sandy Arief|author4-link=Anaya|last4=Anaya|first4=Aan|author5-link=Widiyantoro|last5=Widiyantoro|first5=Sri|date=2007|title=The 17 July 2006 Tsunami Earthquake in West Java, Indonesia|journal=Seismological Research Letters|volume=78|issue=2|pages=201–207|doi=10.1785/gssrl.78.2.201|bibcode=2007SeiRL..78..201M }}</ref>