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The city was destroyed by a tsunami in 1952. It was rebuilt in a higher location. The port is on the ocean.
I believe today's tsunami at the same location was16 feet at maximum. So, yeah that's pretty high. I don't know what elevation the town is now,. It's also a low population area. The tsunami destroyed their port.