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The Lisbon, Portugal earthquake, which was about an M 9, produced a tsunami that killed about 20,000 people, along with the earthquake and the fires resulting in the disasters. The waves that crossed the Atlantic Ocean got up to heights of 7 meters which is about 23 feet in the West Indies.
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This violent explosion occurred in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. It caused the top of the volcano to collapse, producing a giant tsunami more than 35 meters high. Which is about 115 feet high. This giant tsunami destroyed more than 165 villages and killing more than 36,000 people.
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This earthquake, which was an M 8.1, produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that resulted in about 160 deaths.
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This earthquake, which was an M 9.5, triggered a large tsunami that ended up killing 61 people in Hawaii. This tsunami traveled for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean before hitting the Hawaiian Islands.
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The 1664 Alaska earthquake, which was an M 9.2, produced a deadly tsunami. This tsunami killed about 130 people in both Alaska and California.
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This earthquake, which was an M 7.8, created a tsunami that killed 120 people of the Japanese Island of Okushiri
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This earthquake, which was an M 7.1, triggered a submarine landslide the generated a giant tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people.
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This M 9.1 earthquake produced a deadly tsunami that killed about 230,000 people.
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This M 8.1 earthquake produced a tsunami that killed about 200 people.
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This earthquake, which was an M 8.8, created a tsunami that killed about 700 people in the coastal towns.
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This M 9.1 earthquake was the largest Japan has seen in years. This earthquake created a giant and deadly tsunami that killed over 20,000 people.
