| | - Nineteen Sixty Chilean Tsunami
On May 22, 1960, at 19:11 GMT, an earthquake occurred off the coast of South Central Chile. A Pacificwide tsunami was triggered by the earthquake, which had a surfacewave magnitude of 8.6, an epicenter of 39.5° S, 74.5° W, and a focal depth of 33 km. ...
http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/general/historic/chilean60.html
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- The Largest Earthquake In The World
Approximately 1,655 killed, 3,000 injured, 2,000,000 homeless, and $550 million damage in southern Chile; tsunami caused 61 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 dead and missing in the Philippines; and ...
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/events/1960_05_22.php
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