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Deadly Tsunamis- Kaitlyn Fisher

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  • Great Lisbon Earthquake - Lisbon, Portugal

    Great Lisbon Earthquake - Lisbon, Portugal
    Magnitude= 9
    Death toll= 20,000
    During the time of the earthquake a large amount of people were attending mass. The structure of the churches were unstable to withstand the seismic shock and collapsed killing and injuring thousands of people.

  • The eruption of Krakatoa - Sunda Straight, Indonesia

    The eruption of Krakatoa - Sunda Straight, Indonesia
    Magnitude= 6
    Death toll= 36,000
    The cause of the volcano eruption has been a debate among geologists ever since this tragedy. Most people think flooding caused the eruption.

  • Aleutian Islands earthquake - Aleutian Island, Alaska

    Aleutian Islands earthquake - Aleutian Island, Alaska
    Magnitude= 8.1
    Death toll= 160 people
    This earthquake triggered a massive tsunami. So it was the tsunami that ended up killing the people, not the earthquake.

  • Valdivia Earthquake - Chile

    Valdivia Earthquake - Chile
    Magnitude= 9.5
    Death toll= 61 people
    This earthquake was the most powerful temblor in history.

  • Good Friday earthquake - South-Central Alaska

    Good Friday earthquake - South-Central Alaska
    Magnitude= 8.3
    Death toll= 130 people
    Lasting 4 minutes and thirty eight seconds, it is the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history

  • Sea of Japan earthquake - Southwest of of Holkaido

    Sea of Japan earthquake - Southwest of of Holkaido
    Magnitude= 7.7
    Death toll= 120 people
    This earthquake started fires in the town of Okushiri, adding greatly to the total damage.

  • Submarine Landslide - Papua, New Guinea

    Submarine Landslide - Papua, New Guinea
    Magnitude= 7.1
    Death toll= 2100 people
    It caused a significant amount of damage.

  • Boxing Day Tsunami - Sumatra, Indonesia

    Boxing Day Tsunami - Sumatra, Indonesia
    Magnitude= 9.1+
    Death toll= 230,000 People
    It was an undersea megahurst. It was a major strike fault.

  • The Submarine Earthquake - U.S. territory of American Samoa

    The Submarine Earthquake - U.S. territory of American Samoa
    Magnitude= 8.1
    Death toll= 200 people
    The 2009 Samoa earthquake/tsunami was caused by an unusual earthquake that occurs near ocean trenches

  • Chile Earthquake - Chile

    Chile Earthquake - Chile
    Magnitude= 8.8
    Death toll= 700 people
    This Earthquake took place along the Mazda tectonic boundary. A telethon was held to raise money after the earthquake. Approximately $58 million was raised to help those affected!

  • Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami - Japan

    Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami - Japan
    Magnitude= 9.1
    Death toll= 20,000 people
    It lasted approximately 6 minutes