Referred to as the AssamTibet earthquake, this tremblor produced intense shaking, triggered sandblows, ground cracks, and large landslides across the region. About 780 fatalities were recorded.
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The 1965 Rat Islands earthquake near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands generated a tsunami that was reportedly 35 feet high. The tsunami caused minor damage reported on Attu and Shemya Islands.
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Occurring offshore near the city of Quirihue, this intense earthquake killed 523 people and destroyed more than 370,000 homes.
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Referred to as the EcuadorColombia earthquake, this tremor produced a strong tsunami that killed 1,500 and reached as far north as San Francisco.
The world’s first recorded magnitude 9 earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that struck Hawaii, causing over $1 million in damages.
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Named the Great Tōhoku earthquake, this quake and subsequent tsunami killed more than 15,000 people and displaced 130,000 more.
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The Sumatra-Andaman Islands earthquake triggered massive tsunamis and killed more than 280,000 people while displacing 1.1 million across South Asia and East Africa.
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Often referred to as the Great Alaska earthquake, the Prince William Sound earthquake, or the Good Friday earthquake, this quake and ensuing tsunami killed 130 people and caused $2.3 billion in damage.
Commonly referred to as the Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean earthquake, the largest earthquake ever recorded killed 1,655 people and left 2 million homeless.
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Commonly referred to as the Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean earthquake, the largest earthquake ever recorded killed 1,655 people and left 2 million homeless.
