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April 1, 1946
8.6 magnitude
Killed 165 people
The disaster costed $300 million dollars
Nearly 90 percent of the deaths were due to drowning during the tsunami
The tsunami lasted for 500 miles
The tsunami lasted for around 6 minutes -
9.1 magnitude
Killed 61 people
The disaster costed $1 million dollars
Tsunami rose 80 feet
The tsunami lasted for 100 miles
The tsunami lasted for around 5 minutes -
March 27, 1964
9.1 magnitude
Killed 131 people
The disaster costed $2.3 billion dollars
The tsunami lasted for 500 miles
The tsunami lasted for around 5 minutes -
1993 Sea of Japan
July 12, 1993
7.7 magnitude
Killed 230 people
The disaster costed $300 billion dollars
Nearly 90 percent of the deaths were due to drowning during the tsunami
The tsunami lasted for 500 miles
The tsunami lasted for around 6 minutes -
1998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
July 17, 1998
7.0 magnitude
Killed 2,700 people
The disaster costed $1 billion dollars -
December 26th 2004
9.1 magnitude
Killed 227,898 people
The disaster costed $9.4 billion dollars
The tsunami lasted for 150 miles
The tsunami lasted for around 10 minutes -
Samoe Earthquake
8.1 magnitude
Killed 189 people
200 million dollars in damage
This earthquake occurred in a subduction zone
They established a 24/7 national earthquake warning center after this earthquake happened -
Chile Tsunami
February 27th, 2010
8.8 magnitude
Killed 300 people
The disaster costed $30 billion dollars
Caused widespread damage on land
The Chilean Army sent 10,000 troops in relief of disaster
This earthquake occurs at 3ampp -
Japan Tsunami
March 11, 2011
9.1 magnitude
Killed 20,000 people
The disaster costed $360 billion dollars
Nearly 90 percent of the deaths were due to drowning during the tsunami
The tsunami lasted for 500 miles
The tsunami lasted for around 6 minutes