Damaging Tsunamis - Will McFillin

Lisbon Earthquake - Portugal

Nov 1, 1755

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0 and had a death toll of 20,000 people. This tsunami reached 23 feet tall. It is also the largest known earthquake in Europe and Northern Africa

Krakatoa Eruption - Java

Aug 26, 1883

This earthquake had a magnitude of 6 and killed 36,000 people. This caused a volcano eruption. It also reached up to around 115 feet tall

Aleutian Earthquake - Alaska

Apr 1, 1946

This Alaska earthquake was an 8.1 MT, killing 160 people. Multiple landslides were triggered due to the earthquakes. Not only did this hit Alaska, it hit Hawaii as well.

Great Chilean Earthquake - Chile

May 23, 1960

The Great Chilean Earthquake had a 9.5 MT and killed only 61 people. This was one of the most powerful temblors in history. This even reached Japan.

Good Friday Earthquake - Alaska

Mar 27, 1964

This earthquake had an MT of 9.2 and killed 130. This lasted 4 minutes and 38 seconds. This costed around 331 million dollars in repairs.

Hokkaido Earthquake - Japan

Jul 12, 1993

This Japanese earthquake had an MT of 7.8 and killed 120. This was caused by a fault that dipped 24 degrees to the east. It produced one of the largest tsunamis in Japanese history

Papua New Guinea Earthquake - Papua New Guinea

Jul 17, 1998

This earthquake had an MT of 7.1 and killed 2100. This caused, 9500 to become homeless. This height of the wave reached 49 feet.

Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia

Dec 26, 2004

This earthquake had an MT of 9.1 and killed 230,000. This was thought to have the same energy of 23,000 Hiroshima bombs. This created 13 billion dollars in damage.

Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands

Sep 29, 2009

This earthquake had an MT of 8.1 and killed 200. This last around 3 minutes and destroyed 4000 homes

Chile Earthquake - Chile

Feb 27, 2010

This earthquake had an MT of 8.8 and killed 700. This did 30 billion dollars in damage. This was caused from the Nazca and South American plates converging.

Tohoku Earthquake - Japan

Mar 11, 2011

This earthquake had an MT of 9.1 and killed 20,000. This caused 450,000 people to become homeless. The tsunami rose to 132 feet high

Sulawesi Earthquake - Indonesia

Sep 27, 2018

This earthquake had an MT of 7.5 and killed 4340. This tsunami was 1.5 meters tall. 2.4 million people were affected by this earthquake