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  2. Pacific Tsunami Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Tsunami Museum (originally, the Hilo Tsunami Museum) is a museum in Hilo, Hawaii dedicated to the history of the April 1, 1946 Pacific tsunami and the May 23, 1960 Chilean tsunami [2] which devastated much of the east coast of the Big Island, especially Hilo.

  3. 1960 Valdivia earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The main tsunami crossed the Pacific Ocean at a speed of several hundred km/h and devastated Hilo, Hawaii, killing 61 people. [26] Most of the tsunami-related deaths in Japan occurred in the northeast Sanriku region of Honshu. [15] The Chilean coast was devastated by a tsunami from Mocha Island (38° S) to Aysén Region (45° S). Across ...

  4. Hilo Bay - Wikipedia

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    On May 23, 1960, a tsunami originating from the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile (the most powerful earthquake ever recorded) killed 61 people in Hilo. After the February 27, 2010 Chile earthquake , the effectiveness of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) was shown, as no one was injured on Hilo Bay after the (PTWC) sirens sounded and ...

  5. Hilo, Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    This tsunami also caused the end of the Hawaii Consolidated Railway, and instead the Hawaii Belt Road was built north of Hilo using some of the old railbed. [11] On May 22, 1960, another tsunami, caused by a 9.5-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile that day, claimed 61 lives, [12] allegedly due to the failure of people to heed warning ...

  6. Maui fire death toll at 93, effort to count losses just starting

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    LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) ... surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people. An even deadlier tsunami in 1946, which killed more than 150 on the Big Island, prompted development of a territory-wide ...

  7. 53 people have died from the Maui wildfires, governor says ...

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    Already the state's deadliest natural disaster since a 1960 tsunami killed 61 people on the Big Island, the death toll will likely rise further as search and rescue operations continue, Green ...

  8. List of earthquakes in Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    Limited damage / homes destroyed / tsunami Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes ' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists.

  9. 20 years later: A look at the deadliest disaster to strike ...

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    On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...