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Summary Introduction
To explain: The reason why most tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean.
Introduction: Natural disasters are the catastrophic events that cause adverse effects to life. They include a volcanic eruption, earthquake, cyclones, or food that results in a decrease in the
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1906 Valparaiso, Chile
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1918 Mona Passage, PR
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1923 Yokohama, Japan
1925 Yunnan, China
1927 Tsinghai, China
1932 Gansu, China
1933 Japan
1933 Long Beach, CA
1934 Bihar-Napal, India
1934
1935 Taiwan (Formosa)
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1935 Quetta, Pakistan
1939 Chillian, Chile
1939 Erzincan, Turkey
1946 Honshu, Japan
1948 Fukui, Japan
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20.000
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