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The West Indies Tsunami occurred in 1755. The tsunami started in Lisbon, Portugal. The magnitude was 9 and the death toll was around 20,000 people.
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The Krakatoa Tsunami occurred at a volcano at the Sundra Strait in 1883. It was 35 feet high and had a death toll of over 36,000 people.
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The 1946 Hawaii Tsunami occurred on the islands of Hawaii. The tsunami started as an earthquake in Aleutians, Alaska. It had a magnitude of 8.1 and the death toll was 160 people.
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The 1960 Hawaii tsunami began as an earthquake in Chile. The magnitude was 9.5 and there was a death toll of 61 people.
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The 1964 tsunami occurred at Alaska and California. The tsunami started as an earthquake in Alaska. The magnitude reached 9.2 and there was a death toll of 120 people.
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The 1993 Japan tsunami occurred in the Sea of Japan. It had a magnitude of 7.8 and killed 120 people.
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The Papua New Guinea tsunami took place in 1998 and had a magnitude of 7.1 The death toll reached up to 2,100.
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The Sumatra Tsunami of 2004 had a magnitude of 9.1 and had a death toll of 230,000 people.
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The Samoa Tsunami occurred in 2009. It reached a magnitude of 8.1 and had a death toll of 200.
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The 2010 Chile Tsunami had a death toll of 700 and had a magnitude of 8.8.
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The 2011 Japan tsunami had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 20,000.
