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| Newfoundland Tsunami November 18, 1929 |
It
is rare for a tsunami to hit the Atlantic coastline, but an earthquake in
New Banks of Newfoundland formed a tsunami that caused bad damage and lives
were lost at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. Details |
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| Hilo,
Hawaii's tsunami April 1, 1946 |
A
tsunami hit Hilo, Hawaii and flooded the downtown area, which had killed
159 people.The tsuami had waves high as 20 to 32 feet in the air. Details |
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| Alaskan Tsunami March 27, 1964 |
An
earthquake in Alaska formed a tsunami that hit the costal areas of California,
Oregon, and Washington. The waves reached between 10 to 20 feet. There was
a total of 123 people who died with $84 million in damage. Details |
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