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This quake led to a tsnumai that crossed the pacific ocean and caused damage to many coastal villages in Japan.
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This quake hit 120km northwest of Santiago in city Valparais. This was followed by a tsunami which hit 1000km of coastline.
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The port of Arica, which is now part of Chile, was hit by a quake felt up to 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) away. Tsunamis were also recorded in Japan,Hawaii and New Zealand.
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This quake struck the coast of Ecuador and Colombia. It was felt as far as San Franciso. 1500 people died from a tsunami that was followed by the Earthquake.
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This quake hit just off the coast of the Kamchatka peninusla. This quake caused Pacific-wide tsnumamis. Tsunami damage was also recorded in some Hawaiin Islands,Peru ,Chile and the Kuril Islands. Suprisingly when these tsunmis hit there was no loss of life recorded.
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This quake hit the coast off Southern Chile . More that 1,600 people were killed and the massive quake left about 200,000 people without homes. There was $550 million of damage in southern Chile. Followed tsunami which led to 61 deaths.
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This earthquake hit Alaska and laster for up to four minutes. It was considered to be the biggest earthquake to hit the U.S at the time. The quake led to a tsunami. In total 128 people died and severe damage had occured in the city.
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This quake hit alaska in the distant Rat Islands. It led to a tsunami which was reported to be 10.7m high.
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- 9.1, Indonesia, December 26, 2004. An undersea quake caused a massive tsunami that devastated coastlines in countries around the Indian Ocean, ultimately killing more than 220,000 people
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This earthquake was undersea in northeast Japan. It caused a 10m high tsunami which left many cities in ruins.
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This earthquake hit off shore on the Chilean Coast. Afterwards there was tsnumai that killed over 500 people. MOst people died in Maule which is 400km south-west of captital Santiago.
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- 8.7, Portugal, November 1, 1755. The capital Lisbon was struck by a quake while many residents were in church. A quarter of the city's population perished.
