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How fast did the tsunami from the Chile earthquake of 2010 travel across the Pacific Ocean?
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Chile earthquake of 2010
A collapsed building in Concepción, Chile, following an earthquake, 2010.
The tsunami generated by the Chile earthquake of 2010 traveled across the Pacific Ocean at a speed of nearly 450 miles (725 km) per hour.1