2. 1908 Messina Tsunami

1908 Messina Tsunami

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This was the second largest and one of the most deadly tsunamis in history.

It killed over 123,000 #people.

On December 28, 1908, an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit Messina, a city in Sicily, Italy and caused a tsunami.

Over 90% of Messina was destroyed by the tsunami that followed the earthquake.