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May 1960 Puerto Montt, Valdivia, Chile Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On May 22, 1960, a Mw 9.5 earthquake, the largest earthquake ever instrumentally recorded, occurred in southern Chile. The series of earthquakes that followed ravaged... -
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June 1964 Niigata, Japan Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed 26 and destroyed 3,018 houses and moderately or severely damaged 9,750 in Niigata prefecture. -
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August 1976 Moro Gulf, Philippines Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On August 16, 1976, at 16:11:07 UTC, a magnitude (Mw) 8.0 earthquake shook Mindanao Island in the Philippines. It caused a destructive tsunami in the Celebes Sea that... -
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November 1994 Skagway, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On November 3, 1994, at 7:10pm local time, a large tsunami generated by a massive landslide in the submerged Skagway River delta occurred near Skagway, Alaska. This... -
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November 1952 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The tsunami was generated by a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) earthquake on Kamchatka where it caused severe damage. The tsunami then struck Midway (3,000 kilometers away), the... -
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December 2004 Sumatra, Indonesia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The December 26, 2004 magnitude 9.1 Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake (3.316 N, 95.854 E, depth 30 km) generated a tsunami that was observed worldwide and caused... -
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October 1994 Shikotan, Kuril Islands, Russia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurred in the southern Kurils and on northern Hokkaido on Tuesday, October 5, 1994, (October 4 at 13:23 GMT). It was a sudden event,... -
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May 1983 Akita, Honshu, Japan Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The tsunami generated by a magnitude 7.9 (Mw) earthquake destroyed 700 boats and 59 houses for a total of $800 million in property damage in Japan (1983 dollars). One... -
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July 2017 Santa Marta, Colombia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In the Colombian Caribbean, there was a tsunami event caused by underwater landslide on July 19, 2017, at approximately 8:20 am local time, affecting coastal areas... -
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August 2025 Tracy Arm, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On Sunday, August 10th, 2025, at 13:26 UTC, a landslide occurred in Tracy Arm, Alaska, about 80 miles (130 km) south-southeast of Juneau. The landslide generated a... -
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November 1994 Mindoro, Philippines Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On November 14, 1994 at 19:15:30 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake struck in the Verde Island Passage between Luzon and Mindoro Islands, Philippine Islands. A local... -
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March 1964 Prince William Sound, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Prince William Sound magnitude 9.2 Mw earthquake on March 28, 1964 at 03:36 GMT (March 27 at 5:36 pm local time), was the largest U.S. earthquake ever recorded... -
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October 1989 Loma Prieta, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred near Loma Prieta in the Santa Cruz mountains. Movement occurred along a 40-km segment of the San Andreas fault from southwest of... -
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July 1998 Sissano, Papua New Guinea Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At least 2,183 people killed, thousands injured, about 9,500 homeless and about 500 missing as a result of a tsunami generated in the Sissano area. Maximum wave... -
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June 1994 Java, Indonesia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On June 2, 1994 at 18:17:34 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred 200 km off the southeastern coast of Java. The earthquake occurred at night, and awoke only about... -
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March 2011 Tohoku, Japan Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The March 11 earthquake generated a devastating tsunami that was observed all over the Pacific and caused tremendous devastation locally, including an accident at the... -
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September 2009 Samoa Islands, Samoa Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At least 149 people killed in Samoa, 34 killed in American Samoa and 9 killed, 7 injured and 500 displaced on Niuatoputapu, Tonga. Widespread damage to infrastructure... -
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October 1974 Lima, Peru Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Near coast of central Peru. Damage: Extensive. Over 2,000 were injured. -
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November 1975 Kilauea, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Two earthquakes occurred in the morning on Hawaii Island. The first earthquake (3 hours 36 minutes local time, 5.1 Ms, epicenter near the Kilauea crater) awakened the... -
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February 2010 Maule, Chile Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
As of May 2010, the number of confirmed deaths stood at 521, with 56 persons still missing. Estimates of economic damage are around $30 billion. According to Ministry...
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