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Lisbon Earthquake( Portugal)
The Earthquake had a magnitude of 9 on the Richter scale and had a death toll of 20000. Interesting facts about the Earthquakes is that there was a 30 minute period between the earthquake and the following tsunami. Another interesting fact is that the water from the tsunami traveled 3790 miles in 10 hours. -
Krakatoa Eruption(Java/Sumatra)
The eruption had a VEI of 6 and a death toll of 36000. Some fun facts are that an island 3000 miles away heard the eruption and the volcano has erupted multiple times and is still active -
Aleutian Earthquake(Alaska)
It had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 160 people. Interesting facts about it are that 488 buildings were demolished by the earthquake and tsunami and the earthquake took place 25km deep in the ground -
Great Chilean Earthquake(Chile)
It had a magnitude of 9.5 and a death toll of 61. An interesting fact is that it is the largest earthquake ever recorded and left 2 million people homeless -
Good Friday Earthquake(Alaska)
Had a magnitude of 9.2 and a death toll of 130. Interesting facts about it are that it cause villages to start moving to more safe locations from Tsunamis and that it caused an underwater landslide that killed 30 people -
Hokkaido Earthquake(Japan)
It had a magnitude of 7.8 and and had a death toll of 120. interesting facts include that it was the biggest earthquake ever recoded in japan at the time and compromised a large amount of previously livable land in japan -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake9Papua New Guinea)
It had a magnitude of 7.1 and a death toll of 2100 people. Interesting facts include that it was one of the deadliest tsunamis of the 20th century an that it killed a whole generation of local people greatly affecting communities -
Sumatra Earthquake(Indonesia)
It had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 230000. Interesting facts are that they effected a large number around them and even killed people in a lot of surrounding countries and it is one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. -
Samoa Earthquake(Samoan Islands)
Had a magnitude of 8.1 ad a death toll of 200. and it occurred within the pacific ring of ire and it took the people of Samoa over 2 years to recover -
Chile Earthquake(Chile)
It had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 700 and was felt in Argentina as well as during recovery efforts Chile had to deploy 10000 troops from their national guard for recovery -
Tohoku Earthquake(Japan)
IT had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 20000. Interesting facts about it included that it was caused by a subduction and that there are still 2500 people missing -
Sulawesi Earthquake( Indonesia)
It had a magnitude of 7.5 and had a death toll of 4340 and damaged and destroy 110000 building and took place in a very earthquake prone place with an abundance of surrounding tectonic plates