Deadly Tsunami-Charlotte McMillen

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

Magnitude 9 Earthquake.
20,000 people killed.
The magnitude 9 earthquake caused not only an a tsunami, but fires throughout the city of Lisbon. Lisbon used to be the capital of Portugal; it was one of the largest cities in the 18th Century. The tsunami then crossed the Atlantic Ocean hitting the West Indies with waves reaching has high as 23 feet.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

Aug 27, 1883

Magnitude 6.
Destroyed 165 villages and killed 36,000 people.
When the eruption occurred, the top of the volcano collapsed into the ocean. This produced a giant tsunami that stretched all across the world. The tsunami formed waves 115 feet high.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude 8.1.

Killed 160 people.
An earthquake produced a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean. The tsunami reached to the Hawaiian island and killed 160 people.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 27, 1960

Magnitude 9.5.
Killed 61 people.
An earthquake in southern Chile produced a tsunami. The damage from the earthquake and tsunami caused over $500 million (U.S. dollars). The tsunami traveled across the Pacific Ocean for 15 hours.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude 9.2.
Killed 130 people.
The Earthquake produced a tsunami in southern Alaska in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The tsunami waves reached from Anchorage, Alaska to Crescent City, California.

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude 7.8
Killed 120 people.
The earthquake produced a tsunami, hitting the island of Okushiri. It occurred in the middle of the ocean, causing the tsunami to radiate to the shores.

Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude 7.1.
Killed 2100 People.
The M 7.1 Earthquake generated a submarine landslide. The submarine landslide produced a tsunami, which is uncommon.

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

Magnitude 9.1.
Killed 230,000 people.
The earthquake produced the tsunami in northern Sumatra and Nicobar Islands, India. There was $12 Billion in damage.

Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude 8.1.
Killed 189 People.
The Magnitude 8.1 earthquake produced a tsunami reaching the Samoan Islands. It occurred on the Tonga Trench, which is south west from the Samoan Islands.

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

Magnitude 8.8.
Killed 525 People.
The earthquake, which occurred just off the coast of Chile, produced a tsunami. The waves of tsunami reached all the way to San Diego, California.

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude 9.1.
Killed 15,894 People.
The earthquake produced a devastating tsunami off the East coast of Japan. Japan refers the earthquake as the Great East Japan Earthquake.