January 2010, Haiti: A 7.0-magnitude quake kills more than 200,000 people. It produces two six-foot tsunamis.
October 2010, Indonesia: A volcanic eruption and tsunami kill more than 500 people hundreds of miles apart. Thousands flee and scores of houses are destroyed by waves after the 7.7-magnitude quake.
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