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The magnitude of the earthquake was 9. There was about 20,000 people killed. Many people were worshiping in church during the earthquake.
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Magnitude is unknown. This killed more than 36,000. The eruption changed the color of the sunset.
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The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1. It is estimated that this earthquake killed about 160 people. Approximately 48 minutes after the earthquake, a 100 ft tsunami struck the area of Scotchcap.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.5. About 61 people were killed in the disaster. Two days later the Cordon-Caule Volcano in Los Lagos in the Chilean lake district, erupted after nearly 40 years of inactivity.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.2. About 130 people were killed. The only building that survived the wave intact was the schoolhouse, built 100 feet above sea level.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.8. This killed more than 120 people. In 2-5 minutes the tsunami engulfed the coastline of Okushiri Island and the central west coast of Hokkaido.
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The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.1. It killed about 2100 people. Immediately after the tsunami the Royal Australian Air Force flew three c-130 Hercules transport planes with relief supplies.
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The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. It killed about 230,000 people. The earthquake is thought to have the same energy as 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs.
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This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. It killed about 200 people. It was the largest earthquake in 2009.
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This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. It killed about 700 people. There were multiple after shocks released in 2014. Four years after the main shock.
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This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. It killed about 20,000 people. Material damage from the quake and tsunami is estimated at about 300 billion dollars.
