TSUNAMI- The biggest, most destructiveand deadliest on record

Lisbon, Portugal

Nov 1, 1755

Killed more than 60,000 people

Sunda Strait, Indonesia

Aug 27, 1883

Eruptions from the Krakatoa volcano fueled a tsunami and drowned 36,000 people

Japan

Jun 15, 1896

Some 27,000 people died

Alaska

Apr 1, 1946

Killed 159 people

Lituya Bay, Alaska

Jul 9, 1958

Caused by a landslide triggered by an 8.3 magnitude earthquake. Waves reached a height of 1,720 feet

Chile

May 22, 1960

Killed an estimated 1,500 people in Chile and Hawaii

Alaskan Good Friday

Mar 27, 1964

It traveled at over 400 mph, killed more than 120 people.

Philippines

Aug 23, 1976

Killed 8,000 people

Papua New Guinea

Jul 17, 1988

Killed 2,200

Indonesia

Dec 26, 2004

Killed 150,000+ people

Polynesia

Sep 29, 2009

Killed over 189 people and caused widespead destruction