The tsunami followed a 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit the Japanese islands today.

The 7.5 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami and has destroyed thousands of homes.

They reported that there was an 8.5 magnitude earthquake in Sumatra, which triggered the massive tsunami.

The proof of this came in Chile, almost a month later, when 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile.

Less than a year later, at least 50,000 lives were taken in South Asia by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake.

An immediate satellite survey of the area of the earthquake might have provided a quicker assessment of the magnitude of the devastation.

a Unless otherwise noted, the estimated body wave magnitude is that published by the United States National Earthquake Information Center and is based on observations of magnitude obtained from around the world, including from Australia.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Indonesian Sulawesi on Friday. More than 400 people have currently been confirmed dead. Among them, many people have been swept away by tsunami waves triggered by the earthquake.

Last May, China in the Sichuan province had a terrible earthquake, 7.9 magnitude, massive destruction in a wide area, as the Richter Scale has it.

China Earthquake Networks Center officially determined that a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck New Zealand on November 13 at 19 02 (42.53 degrees south latitude, 173.05 degrees east longitude), with the epicenter 10km deep. Powerful tremors were felt in the capital, Wellington.

According to the comprehensive reports, Sulawesi, an Indonesian island, had a shallow earthquake with the magnitude of 7.5, which triggered a tsunami as high as 6 meters.

Geophysicists have noticed an increase in activity at the volcano that sits 45 miles (72 kilometers) southeast of the capital since a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked central Mexico in September 2017.

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On April 6, 2009, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck L Aquila and nearby towns, killing more than 300 people and injuring more than 1,500. The quake also destroyed roughly 20,000 buildings, temporarily displacing another 65,000 people.

The humanitarian community has been confronted in the past year with natural disasters of unusual if not unprecedented magnitude and frequency, epitomized by the Asian tsunami and, more recently, by the earthquake in South Asia.

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During the past year, the world has witnessed natural disasters of unprecedented scope and magnitude, from the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in late December 2004 to the disastrous earthquake that struck South Asia in early October.

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Many people were reported trapped in the rubble of buildings brought down in the 7.5 magnitude earthquake which struck Friday and triggered waves as high as 20 feet, agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a news conference.

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On the 28th, several strong earthquakes occurred in Donggala Regency in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia continuously. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that occurred at 17 02 local time caused a tsunami, which caused Palu City, Donggala Regency and Sigi area occurred major disasters.

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They contrived a plot of great magnitude.

They contrived a plot of great magnitude.