Significant advances have been made in tsunami detection and forecasting since the Great Indian Ocean (Sumatra) Tsunami of 2004. Watch this video. Courtesy: NOAA Centre for Tsunami Research
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/tsunami-science-10-years-sumatra-2004
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tsunami
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-ocean