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Damaging Tsunamis

  • Lisbon Tsunami

    Lisbon Tsunami
    At around 09:40 with a magnitude of 9, the Lisbon Earthquake started a fire and a tsunami. Not only that, but it occured on the Holy Day of all Saints. An estimated death toll of 20,000.
  • Krakatoa

    Krakatoa
    With a VEI of 6, the eruption of Krakatoa was so powerful that it caused the top of the volcano to slide into the ocean, causing a tsunami. This caused massive waves 115 feet in size, destroying 165 villages and killing 36,000 people.
  • Aleutian Earthquake

    Aleutian Earthquake
    With a Magnitude of 8.1. The Aleutian Earthquake had a Mercalli Intensity of 5. and resulted in a Tsunami and 160 deaths.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    Great Chilean Earthquake
    With a magnitude of 9.5, the megathrust earthquake triggered a tsunami with a mercalli scale intensity of XII (extreme) and killed 61 people.
  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake
    On Friday 5:36 PM, an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 generated a deadly tsunami killing 130 people in Alaska and California. The natural hazard caused 311 million dollars in damages.
  • Hokkaido Japan Earthquake

    Hokkaido Japan Earthquake
    With a magnitude of 7.8, an earthquake in the sea of japan kills 120 people. The Marcalli Scale rating of VIII (severe).
  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake
    With a magnitude of 7.1, an earthquake triggered a landslide. The landslide produced a tsunami that killed 2100 people.
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake
    With a magnitude of 9.1, an earthquake generated a tsunami that killed 230,000 people. A mercalli scale rating of IX
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    With a magnitude of 8.1, an earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 200 people. A mercalli scale rating of VI.
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    With a magnitude of 8.8, an earthquake struck chile on saturday at 03:34 local time, generated a tsunami that killed 700 people in costal towns. A mercalli scale rating of MM IX.
  • Tohoku Japan Earthquake

    Tohoku Japan Earthquake
    With a magnitude of 9.1, anundersea megathrust earthquake generated a tsunami killing 20,000 people. A mercalli scale rating of IX