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The magnitude of this earthquake was 9. An estimated 20,000 people were killed by this disaster. Since this earthquake caused a tsunami, the damage was more severe.
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The eruption was given a 6 on the Volcanic Explosion Index. The sudden collapse created the tsunami. This killed more than 36,000 people along with 165 decimated villages.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. The earthquake and tsunami mixed together killed about 160 people. The city of Hilo on the Big Island in Hawaii was hit with $300 million in damages adjusted to inflation.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was a whopping 9.5. This earthquake caused a tsunami, killing around 61 people in Hawaii. Most casualties resulted in the 80-foot tsunami that arose in only about 15 minutes.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.2. This deadly tsunami killed about 120 people in Alaska and California. The earthquake itself lasted about 4-5 minutes.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.8. Since the location of the earthquake was in the Sea of Japan, the tsunami ended up killing 120 people in Okushiri, Japan.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.1. The submarine landslide ended up killing 2100 people. This disaster ended up displacing over 10,000 people.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was a 9.1. A whopping 230,000+ people died from this earthquake and tsunami blood bath. In US currency, the damage this disaster caused cost about $15 billion dollars.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. This killed around 200 civilians. The epicenter was along the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.8. About 700 people living in coastal towns died. The earthquake occurred due to the South American Plate and the Nazca Plates converging.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1. This massive earthquake and tsunami mix killed a large number of 20,000+ people. The damage cost $360 billion in US currency.
