The estimated magnitude 8.0 earthquake caused the island of Crete to rise 30 feet (9 meters) above sea level.
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The Kilauea volcano on Big Island in Hawaii began to erupt.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Western Turkey, killing 1,070 people.
An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale rocks the city of Tabas in Iran.
15,899 lives were lost after a severe 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Japan.
A 7.1 magnitude Earthquake in Tonghai, China, claimed over 10,000 lives.