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  2. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (moment magnitude 9.1–9.3) [44] triggered a series of tsunamis on 26 December 2004 that devastated coastlines surrounding the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people (167,540 in Indonesia alone), making it the deadliest tsunami and one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.

  3. 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

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    A massive tsunami with waves up to 30 m (100 ft) high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, [10] devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, violently in Aceh , and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu , and Khao Lak ...

  4. List of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku ...

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    This is an alphabetically sorted list of cities and towns severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Cities and towns listed here reported at least US$ 100,000 in damage or at least one death.

  5. Supermodel Petra Nemcova Almost Died in the World's Worst ...

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    What would become known as the world's worst tsunami and remains the most devastating disaster to tear through Asia was triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia.

  6. Survivors Mark 20 Years Since World's Deadliest Tsunami ... - AOL

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    People gathered at mass graves in Indonesia, Thailand and other places along the Indian Ocean

  7. Tsunami map shows how San Francisco could be devastated - AOL

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    A 2021 map shows the impact of a tsunami hitting the San Fransisco area - and the devastation it could cause. The map was thrust back into the spotlight Thursday when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake ...

  8. 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami - Wikipedia

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    Lituya Bay has a history of megatsunami events, but the 1958 event was the first for which sufficient data was captured and was responsible for the deaths of 5 people. [ 9 ] [ 19 ] [ 17 ] A subsequent analysis to the 1999 one that examined the wider impact of the event found that the rockfall itself was inadequate to explain the resulting ...

  9. 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

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    Many villages on the islands were affected by the tsunami, which reached a height of 3 m (9 ft) and swept as far as 600 m (1800 ft) inland. The tsunami caused widespread destruction that displaced more than 20,000 people and affected about 4,000 households. 435 people were reported to have been killed, with over 100 more still missing. [3]