A tragedy for sure... has anyone located any clear photos on the net.

I found these, i dont think you will get any clearer images than these are:
http://www.digitalglobe.com/tsunami_gallery.html

good space shots... hard to believe it took so little effort for nature... or at least where the quake was deep in the sea it seemed so.

I have to wonder if it was related to the numerous quakes around the Pacific rim... if so lets hope that was what it was building up to.