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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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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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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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July 1958 Lituya Bay, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On July 10, 1958, at 06:15:59 UTC, a M 7.8 earthquake occurred in Southeast Alaska. At least 8 separate tsunamis, generated by submarine and subaerial landslides and... -
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August 2025 Tracy Arm, USA Images
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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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October 1994 Shikotan, Kuril Islands, Russia Images
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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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November 1952 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Images
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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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November 1999 Vanuatu, Vanuatu Islands Images
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An earthquake estimated between moment magnitude 7.1 and 7.5 occurred off the east coast of Vanuatu on November 26, 1999 at 13:21 UTC. The earthquake generated a... -
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July 2025 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On July 29, 2025, at 23:24 UTC, a Mw 8.8 earthquake occurred offshore Kamchatka, Russian Federation along the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone. This earthquake is the... -
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October 1918 Puerto Rico, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At 10:14 am local time on October 11th, 1918, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck in Mona Passage, west of Puerto Rico. The shock was immediately followed by a tsunami... -
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October 1989 Loma Prieta, USA Images
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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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November 1994 Skagway, USA Images
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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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March 2011 Tohoku, Japan Images
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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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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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November 1867 Virgin Islands, USA Images
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On November 18, 1867 at 18:45 UTC, a violent earthquake along the north scarp of the Anegada Trough, occurred 15 to 20 km southwest of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands... -
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July 1993 Hokkaido, Japan Images
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On July 12, 1993, a magnitude 7.6 Ms (7.7 Mw) (HRV) earthquake at 13:17 UT in the Sea of Japan near Hokkaido caused a back-arc tsunami that caused damage in all of... -
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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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April 1946 Unimak Island, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On April 1, 1946, at 12:29 [local time] a rather strong magnitude 8.6 earthquake occurred with source to the south of Unimak Island, causing one of the most... -
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January 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
According to official estimates, 222,570 people killed, 300,000 injured, 1.3 million displaced, 97,294 houses destroyed and 188,383 damaged in the Port-au-Prince area... -
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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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