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Tsunami waves of up to 1.5 metres hit far-flung Pacific regions from the Russian far east and Japan to New Zealand's Chatham Islands after a powerful earthquake struck Chile, but there were no reports of injuries or serious damage.

Image: Seawater makes its way towards the city center at a port in Kesennuma, northern Japan on Sunday Feb. 28, 2010.

Images: AP

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