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How many deaths in the Chile earthquake of 2010 were caused by the tsunami?
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Chile earthquake of 2010
A collapsed building in Concepción, Chile, following an earthquake, 2010.
Of the more than 500 deaths officially attributed to the 2010 Chile earthquake, 150 of those casualties were caused by the tsunami that followed the initial seismic event.1