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A tsunami struck exactly 40 minutes after the earthquake. Flooding cause the worst damage and displaced ships in Lisbon's harbor. -
This tsunami was triggered by a volcano. There were measurable effects of this tsunami up to 5,000 miles away. This tsunami changed the coastline permantly. -
This tsunami British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. Some areas in Alaska experienced multiple smaller tsunamis. This event led to significant upgrades to PTWC. -
Tsunami struck minutes after earthquake. A fire broke out causing more damage. This event led to Japan improving its tsunami system in response to fires. -
This tsunami affected serval costal villages. The waves struck the Northern coast in 10 to 15 minutes. The waves also traveled as far as 20 miles in land. -
One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded created this tsunami. Waves struck the coastal areas in 30 minutes. It was one of the largest humanitarian crises in history. -
Waves hit the Samoan islands within 15 minutes. This tsunami showed the risk of a "shallow earthquake". This event created better preparedness and warning systems in the event of another natural disaster. -
This tsunami reached as far as Hawaii, Japan, and the Philippines. The Chilean government had a warning system that saved thousands of life's. Waves reached the coast within minutes. -
Waves traveled as far as 6 miles inland. This event cause a nuclear crisis at a nuclear power plant. The tsunami also prompted a global rearrangement of tsunami warning systems. -
This disaster was compounded by liquefication. Despite warning systems local response was delayed due to the complexity of the event. Waves reached land in as fast as 30 minutes.