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1960 Valdivia earthquake
May 22, 1960- the most powerful temblor in recorded history. The quake left about 2 million people homeless. magnitude 9.5. injured at least 3,000, and killed approximately 1,655 -
1976 Moro Gulf earthquake
August 17, 1976. magnitude was calculated as being as high as 8.0. s many as 8,000 people lost their lives in total, with ninety percent of all deaths the result of the following tsunami -
1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake
July 17, 1998. 7.0 magnitude. killing at least 1,600 people, injuring 1,000, and displacing more than 10,000 people -
2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami
July 17, 2006. moment magnitude of 7.7. resulted in the deaths of more than 600 people