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Tsunami inundating Hilo, Hawaii. Note man on pier. This disaster provided impetus for C&GS to establish tsunami warning system

Image ID: theb2705, NOAA's Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey (C&GS) Collection
Location: Hilo, Hawaii
Photo Date: April 1946
Credit: NOAA

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