After the Indian Ocean earthquake and following tsunamis hit Thailand, China provided timely assistance to the country, for which the Thai people are deeply grateful.

The most famous disaster to hit Indonesia is the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed an estimated 227, 898 people after a 9.1-magnitude earthquake triggered the enormous wave.

In the wake of Sunday's waves, there have been calls to set up a system that would monitor the Indian Ocean for undersea quakes and alert the countries around its rim.