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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. Megatsunami - Wikipedia

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    World's Biggest Tsunami: The largest recorded tsunami with a wave 1720 feet tall in Lituya Bay, Alaska. Benfield Hazard Research Centre; BBC – Mega-tsunami: Wave of Destruction BBC Two program broadcast 12 October 2000; La Palma threat "over-hyped" Archived 2017-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, 29 October 2004

  4. 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami - Wikipedia

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    The two arms that create the top of the T-shape of the bay are the Gilbert and Crillon inlets and are a part of a trench on the Fairweather Fault. [ 10 ] In the past 170 years Lituya Bay has had four tsunamis over 100 ft (30 m): 1854 (395 ft or 120 m), 1899 (200 ft or 60 m), 1936 (490 ft or 150 m), and 1958 (1,720 ft or 520 m).

  5. 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 ...

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

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    Thousands gathered in mourning on Thursday, Dec. 26, to mark two decades since the world’s largest tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural disasters of the modern era, a 9.1 ...

  7. 1674 Ambon earthquake and megatsunami - Wikipedia

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    It was the first detailed documentation of a tsunami in Indonesia and the largest ever recorded in the country. [1] The exact fault which produced the earthquake has never been determined, but geologists postulate either a local fault, or a larger thrust fault offshore. The extreme tsunami was likely the result of a submarine landslide.

  8. How lab-generated tsunamis are helping worldwide - AOL

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    Twenty years on from the Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami, there are still things we do not know about the phenomenon. More than 230,000 people died after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the sea ...

  9. Teletsunami - Wikipedia

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    The earthquake responsible was the largest earthquake ever recorded, with a magnitude of 9.5 that caused waves 35 feet (11 m) tall in Hilo. A warning was issued in Hilo beforehand that correctly predicted the tsunami's arrival time, though it did not provide sufficient time for the majority of residents to evacuate. [14]