7/17/1998
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Papua New Guinea at 6:49 pm local - the underlying earthquake was 7.7; 2200 killed; 50 foot waves
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8/17/1976
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Moro Gulf, The Phillipines at 16:10 UTC - 8000 killed. Epicenter very close to the March 6, 2002 event
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11/18/1967
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US Virgin Islands - between St. Croix and St. Thomas; 7.5 underlying earthquake
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3/27/1964
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Prince William Sound Alaska, USA at 5:36 PM Local time. The Good Friday earthquake was 9.2
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5/22/1960
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Chile at 19:11 GMT. The underlying earthquake was 9.5
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7/9/1958
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Lituya Bay, Alaska. The underlying cause was a huge rockslide triggered by a 7.9 earthquake. Not the first
here - 10/27/1936; 1899; 1874 and 1853-4. The 1958 event featured a 1720 foot run-up
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4/1/1946
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South of Unimak Island, Alaska The underlying earthquake was 7.3
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10/11/1918
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Puerto Rico Mona Rift at 10:14 AM local ; 7.5 earthquake; 120 killed; indications of a larger earlier event
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8/27/1883
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The fourth and greatest explosion of Krakatoa was at 10:02 AM and the waves were often over 100 feet
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11/1/1755
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Lisbon, Portugal at 9:40 AM local - The deadly All Saints earthquake and tsunamis
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1/26/1700
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Cascadia subduction zone; 9 PM; probably a 9.0 earthquake; evidence for 13 events in the last 8000 years
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900
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Puget Sound, Washington, USA; probably a 7.5 earthquake; between the years 900 to 930
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5/10/2807 BC
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Burckle bolide crater impact 930 miles southeast of Madagascar; possibly 150 meter waves
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