Other Historic Tsunamis
Other tsunamis that have occurred include the following:
- ca. 500 BC: Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu, India, Maldives
- 1541: a tsunami struck the earliest European settlement in Brazil, São Vicente. There is no record of deaths or injuries, but the town was almost completely destroyed.
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