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  2. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    The magnitude 9.5 earthquake of 22 May 1960, the largest earthquake ever recorded, generated one of the most destructive tsunamis of the 20th century. The tsunami spread across the Pacific Ocean, with waves measuring up to 25 metres (82 ft) high in places. The first tsunami wave hit Hilo, Hawaii, approximately 15 hours after its origin. The ...

  3. List of natural disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Global multihazard mortality risks and distribution (2005) for cyclones, drought, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and volcanoes (excluding heat waves, snowstorms, and other deadly hazards). A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the ...

  4. Researchers gain clearest picture yet of fault that threatens ...

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    The people who recorded the incident in Japan couldn’t have known that the ground had shaken an ocean away, in the present-day United States. Today, the Cascadia Subduction Zone remains eerily ...

  5. List of volcanic eruptions by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Dieng Volcanic Complex: 2 Indonesia: 1928 [30] 39 Taal: 4 Philippines: 2020 2020–2022 Taal Volcano eruptions: 38 Dieng Volcanic Complex: 2 Indonesia: 1786 [30] 32 Mount Nyiragongo: 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2021 2021 Mount Nyiragongo eruption: 32 Kelud: 4 Indonesia: 1990 [40] 31 Bayonnaise Rocks: 2 Japan: 1952 [41] 31 Nabro Volcano ...

  6. Why a massive California tsunami alert was issued - AOL

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    Coastal areas in Northern California began evacuating residents after a 7.0 earthquake off Humboldt County's coast prompted a tsunami warning. Luckily, the worst didn't play out. But emergency ...

  7. 1960 Valdivia earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or the Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) on 22 May 1960 was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Most studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale , [ 1 ] while some studies have placed the magnitude lower than 9.4.

  8. Dramatic video shows volcano spewing 'tsunami of lava' as ...

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  9. Mega Disasters - Wikipedia

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    Mega Disasters is an American documentary television series that originally aired from May 23, 2006, to July 2008 on History Channel.Produced by Creative Differences, the program explores potential catastrophic threats to individual cities, countries, and the entire globe.