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The tsunami that accompanied this earthquake was observed as far away as Sri Lanka, Réunion and Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. It was most destructive along the coast of Simeulue. It gave rise to the S'mong legend amongst the Simeuluean people, which persisted through oral tradition. [1]
The 1907 Sumatra earthquake was a "tsunami earthquake" that produced low levels of shaking. [1] However, it generated an Indian Ocean wide tsunami that caused 2,188 deaths. 2,188: 14 [6] Jamaica, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica: 6.5: 0.0: The 1907 Kingston earthquake left at least 1,000 people killed. Major property damage was caused.
1138 Aleppo earthquake: October 11, 1138: Aleppo, Seljuk Empire (modern-day Syria) 130,000–230,000 [13] 7.1 [13] The figure of 230,000 dead is based on a historical conflation of this earthquake with earthquakes in November 1137 on the Jazira plain and the 1139 Ganja earthquake in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja.
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The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka.Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage.
1971 JVP insurrection: Marxist insurrection conducted by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna against the government of Sri Lanka. 1972: Sri Lanka becomes a republic, and country's name Ceylon was changes to Sri Lanka: 1983 24–30 July Black July by the government and Sinhalese mobs; Beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War: 1987 29 July Signing of the ...