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North America
- 9.0 A quake affecting 1,000 kilometres of coastline set off a tsunami that crossed the Pacific Ocean and caused damage to coastal villages in Japan.
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Chile
- 8.7 A quake hit the city of Valparaiso, 120 kilometres northwest of the capital Santiago, causing a tsunami which hit more than 1,000 kilometres of coastline.
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Portugal
- 8.7, The capital Lisbon was struck by a quake while many residents were in church. A quarter of the city's population perished.
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Peru
9.0, The port of Arica, which is now part of Chile, was hit by a quake felt up to 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) away. -
Ecuador
- 8.8,. A quake struck off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia and was felt as far away as San Francisco.
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Russia
- 9.0, Russia, November 4, 1952. A quake off the coast of the remote Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east caused Pacific-wide tsunamis.
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Chile
9.5 magnitude killed more than 1,600 people and left 2,000,000 homeless. -
Alaska
9.2 A quake and tsunami killed 128 people and caused severe damage -
Alaska
- 8.7, A quake in the remote Rat Islands generated a tsunami reported to be 10 metres high.
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Indonesia
9.1,. An undersea quake caused a massive tsunami, ultimately killing more than 220,000 people. -
Chile
- 8.8 An offshore quake and tsunami killed more than 500 people, most in the coastal area of Maule, 400 kilometres (250 miles) south-west of the capital Santiago.
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Japan
8.9 An undersea quake off northeast Japan unleashed a 10-metre-high tsunami which left devastation in its wake.