11 Worst Tsunamis

  • The 1775 Lisbon, Portugal Tsunami

    The 1775 Lisbon, Portugal Tsunami
    The Lisbon earthquake produced a tsunami that along with the earthquake and resulting fire damage caused 20k people to die. The wave was 23 ft tall.
  • The 1883 explosion of Krakatoa volcano

    The 1883 explosion of Krakatoa volcano
    The Krakatoa volcano erupted in the sundra strait between java and Sumatra caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean generating a 115 ft high wave that killed 36,000 people
  • The 1946 Aleutians Earthquake

    The 1946 Aleutians Earthquake
    The 1946 Alaskan earthquake caused a tsunami that killed about 160 people. This earthquake was a 8.1 magnitude.
  • The 1960 Chile Erthquake

    The 1960 Chile Erthquake
    The 1960 Chile earthquake was a 9.5 magnitude earthquake that generated a tsunami that killed about 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours
  • The 1964 Alaska Earthquake

    The 1964 Alaska Earthquake
    The 1964 earthquake in Alaska caused a tsunami that killed 130 people in Alaska and California
  • The 1993 Earthquake In The Sea Of Japan

    The 1993 Earthquake In The Sea Of Japan
    The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the sea of japan caused a massive tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan
  • The 1998 Earthquake In Papa New Guinea

    The 1998 Earthquake In Papa New Guinea
    The 1998 earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude. The earthquake caused a submarine landslide which led to a tsunami killing 2100 people.
  • The 2004 Sumatra Earthquake

    The 2004 Sumatra Earthquake
    This earthquake generated a massive tsunami that killed around 230,000 people
  • The 2009 Samoa Earthquake

    The 2009 Samoa Earthquake
    The 2009 Samoa Earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people
  • The 2010 Chile Earthquake

    The 2010 Chile Earthquake
    This earthquake was a 8.8 magnitude quake that caused a tsunami and it killed about 700 people
  • The 2011 Earthquake In Japan (Tohoku)

    The 2011 Earthquake In Japan (Tohoku)
    The 2011 earthquake in japan caused a massive tsunami that destroyed the town and caused a nuclear power plant to have a meltdown and it spreaded radiation through the area