According to the U.S. Geological Survey a total of 227,898 people died. Measured in lives lost, this it was one of the ten worst earthquakes in recorded history

According to the U.S. Geological Survey a total of 227,898 people died. Measured in lives lost, this it was one of the ten worst earthquakes in recorded history, as well as the single worst tsunami in history. Indonesia was the worst affected area, with most death toll estimates at around 170,000. However, another report by Siti Fadilah Supari, the Indonesian Minister of Health at the time, estimated the death total to be as high as 220,000 in Indonesia alone, giving a total of 280,000 casualties. It is also the fifth deadliest natural disaster since 1900. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_death_toll#Ten_deadliest_natural_disasters_of_the_past_century http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_de... A large proportion of those killed were children. There were no deaths in The Philippines from the tsunami. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_an...