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| Keywords: Hilo after Tsunami 1960.jpg en Tsunami Generated by Earthquake of May 22 1960 Coast of Chile The Waiakea area of Hilo Hawaii 10 000 km from the generating area Parking meters were bent by the force of the debris-filled waves Note the scattered debris and the gutted foundation This tsunami generated by the earthquake off the coast of central Chile affected the entire Pacific Basin One of the most seriously affected areas was Hilo Hawaii where 61 deaths and 24 million in damage occurred In the area of maximum destruction only buildings of reinforced concrete or structural steel and a few others sheltered by these buildings remained standing -- and even these were generally gutted Frame buildings either were crushed or floated early to the limits of flooding Photo credit U S Navy http //www ngdc noaa gov/nndc/struts/results EQ_0 4227 t 101634 s 80 d 80 US Navy 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake Hilo Hawaii 1960 in Hawaii Parking meters in the United States PD-USGov-Military-Navy | ||||
