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1797 Sumatra earthquake

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1797 Sumatra earthquake


1797 Sumatra earthquake is located in Sumatra Topography

The 1797 Sumatra earthquake was the first in a series of great earthquakes that ruptured part of the Sumatran segment of the Sunda megathrust. It caused a damaging tsunami that was particularly severe near Padang, where a 150-200 ton English ship was driven 1 km inland up the Arau River.

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