Hilo
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Near Hilo Harbor, 2 days after the tsunami, two children approach perilously close to the breakers in their air-sea rescue rubber boat before reaching safety in a small cove to the left (not visible). Image Credit: University of California at Berkeley April 1, 1946 Unimak Island USA earthquake and tsunami On April 1, 1946, at 12:29 [local time] a rather strong magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred with source to the south of Unimak Island, causing one of the most destructive tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean. Event Data:
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