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1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami
1771 CE · Ryukyu Kingdom, Asia · Disaster
The 1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami was caused by the Yaeyama Great Earthquake at about 8 A. M. on April 24, 1771, south-southeast of Ishigaki Island, part of the former Ryūkyū Kingdom and now part of present-day Okinawa, Japan. According to records, 8,439 people were killed on Ishigaki Island and 2,548 on Miyako Island.
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