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people continued to perish days after the event from the fires -
there is believed to be a spelling mistake of Krakatoa resulting from the British press -
the earthquake lasted 4 and a half hours and on April 1st which is known as April fools day -
the event left over 2 million people homeless -
the waves of the tsunami ranged from 5 to 10 meters in height -
known as the second most powerful earthquake ever -
the event occured on a reverse fault near the north coast region -
estimated to have released the equivalent amount of energy to 23,000 atomic bombs -
The devastation extended beyond human casualties with houses destroyed, cars swept out to sea and some villages being virtually annihilated -
resulted from the rupture pf the stretch of the fault of about 500 to 600 kilometers -
most powerful earthquake recorded since 1900 -
deadliest earthquake to strike the country Indonesia since 2006