Deadly Tsunami- Katie Lowery

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

Magnitude 9. Killed an estimated 20,000 people. Wave heights reached up to 7 meters (about 23 feet). Fires resulted from this disaster.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

Sep 27, 1883

Magnitude 6 of Volcanic Explosivity Index. Killed over 36,000 people, destroyed 165 villages. Waves reached 35 meters (about 115 feet) high. The top of the volcano collapsed into the ocean.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude 8.1. Killed 160 people. A wave of 100 feet crashed onto the Unimak Island shore. On parts of Hawaii, waves reached 60 feet.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 22, 1960

Magnitude 5. Killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the pacific. It was the biggest recorded earthquake in the 20th century.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude 9. Around 130 people died in Alaska and California. The earthquake rupture started about 25 km. below the surface. It lasted approximately 4.5 minutes. it is the most powerful recorded earthquake in history.

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude 7.8. Killed 120 people on Okushuri Island, Japan. There was $600 million in property damage from the tsunami. West Coast on Okushuri Island had the highest sunup measures.

Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude 7.1. Triggered submarine landslide. Produce a tsunami that killed around 1,200 people. Tsunami was composed of 3 waves, all at an estimated 4 meters high. 20-40% of the population was killed.

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

Magnitude 9.1. Killed around 230,000 people. The total estimated material losses in the Indian Ocean region were $10 billion. Highest death toll from a tsunami.

Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude 8.1. Killed about 200 people. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center recorded a 3 inch rise in sea levels near the epicenter. New Zealand scientists recorded wave heights around 14 meters.

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

Magnitude 8.8. Killed about 800 people in coastal towns. The epicenter was located about 200 miles southwest of the Chilean capital of Santiago. The town experienced waves as high as 15 meters high.

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude 9.1. Killed over 20,000 people. The tsunami caused a major nuclear accident at a power station along the coast. Epicenter located about 80 miles east of the city of Sendai.