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  2. 1792 Unzen landslide and tsunami - Wikipedia

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    The 1792 Unzen landslide and tsunami resulted from the volcanic activities of Mount Unzen (in the Shimabara Peninsula of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan) on 21 May.This caused the collapse of the southern flank of the Mayuyama dome in front of Mount Unzen, resulting in a tremendous tsunami, killing 15,000 people altogether. [2]

  3. Mount Unzen - Wikipedia

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    Mount Unzen (雲仙岳, Unzen-dake) is an active volcanic group of several overlapping stratovolcanoes, near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island. In 1792, the collapse of one of its several lava domes triggered a megatsunami that killed 14,524 people in Japan's worst volcanic-related disaster .

  4. Category:18th-century disasters in Japan - Wikipedia

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    1792 Unzen landslide and tsunami This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 00:56 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...

  5. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    The tsunami was caused by the collapse of Monte Paci into the sea, near the city. Estimated deaths from earthquake and tsunami are 32,000 to 50,000. 1792: Kyūshū, Japan: 1792 Unzen earthquake and tsunami: Volcanic processes

  6. List of disasters in Japan by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Great Unzen disaster: Eruption, Earthquake, and Tsunami 21 May 1792: Mount Unzen, Kyūshū: A major eruption at Mt Unzen triggered an earthquake, causing Unzen's east flank to collapse, triggering a tsunami in the Ariake Sea. 13,000 + 1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami: Earthquake and Tsunami 24 Apr 1771: Ishigaki Island and Miyako Island: 7,273: Mino ...

  7. Why a tsunami struck Indonesia without warning - AOL

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    A tsunami that devastated the area around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, leaving at least 222 dead and hundreds more injured, struck fast and without warning on Saturday. While most tsunamis have ...

  8. The mysterious case of a 650-foot tsunami witnessed by no one

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    A 650-foot tsunami in Greenland was the result of melting glacial ice that caused a landslide. The waves it created bounced back and forth for nine days. The mysterious case of a 650-foot tsunami ...

  9. Category:1792 disasters in Asia - Wikipedia

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    1792 Unzen landslide and tsunami This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 22:00 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...