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Asia has many large earthquakes, including the deadliest earthquake
in history, which occurred in the Shansi province of China, killing
an estimated 830,000 people in 1556.
However, the largest earthquake to occur in the twentieth
century is the 1960 Chilean earthquake, which occurred off the coast
of South America.
The force of this earthquake has been estimated at 9.5 magnitude.
The earthquake leveled cities for 525 miles along the Chilean coast
and created a deadly tsunami more than 30 feet in height along the
Chile coast, eliminating entire villages.
The tsunami continued across the Pacific, striking Hawaii and eventually
the coast of Japan, more than 8000 miles from the epicenter.
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