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15 June 1896 10:32 UT Mw8.2 Sanriku earthquake and tsunami devastated Iwate and Miyagi, northern Honshu, Japan, with 38-meter waves, killing around 27,000 people. Waves reached Hawaii. doi.org/10.1002
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15 June 1896 10:32 UT Mw8.2 Sanriku earthquake and tsunami devastated Iwate and Miyagi, northern Honshu, Japan, with 38-meter waves, killing around 27,000 people. Waves reached Hawaii. doi.org/10.1002/jqs.... shippai.jst.go.jp/en/Detail?fn... doi.org/10.1029/96GL... nyshistoricnewspapers.org
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