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Date	Location	Dead
1883, August 27	Krakatoa, Indonesia	36,000
1707	Japan	Up to 30,000
1896, June 15	Sanriku, Japan	27,000
1755, November 1	Lisbon, Portugal	10,000
1933, March	Sanriku, Japan	3,000
1960, May 22	Hilo, Hawaii, and Pacific Islands	Over 450
1979, December 12	San Juan, Colombia	Over 250
1946, April 1	Hawaii	173

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