15. Jakarta, Indonesia
Another victim of the malicious Pacific Ring of Fire, Jakarta sees the potential for deadly tsunamis thanks to its place near an underwater fault. In 2004, “a magnitude-9.1 tremor, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, struck off the west coast of Sumatra, unleashing a massive tsunami that struck scores of countries in the region and killed at least 227,898 people.” Tourism has picked up again in South-east Asian hotspots like Thailand, Bali, and Sri Lanka, but its only a matter of time before another catastrophic seismic event impacts the area.
