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Lisbon Earthquake -Portugal
The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.5-9.0 and the death toll of 30 000-50 000.The earthquake accentuated political tensions in Portugal. The tsunami destroyed some coastal fortresses in the Algarve, -
Krakatoa Eruption- Java/Sumatra
The Eruption had a VEI of 6 and had death toll of 36,417.The eruption was one of the deadliest and most destructive events recorded in history -
Aleutian Earthquake- Alaska
This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.6 and it killed 165-173 people. The waves reportedly travelled across the ocean at 500miles an hour and measure 55feet high. The even was classified as a tsunami earthquake due to discrepancy between the size of the tsunami and the relatively low surface wave magnitude -
Great Chilean Earthquake - Chile
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.4-9.6. There were 5,700 casualties. It was the most powerful earthquake recorded in history. The rupture zone is stretched from estimates ranging from 500 km. -
Good Friday Earthquake - Alaska
There was a magnitude of 9.2 and 131 casualties. Port Valdez suffered a massive underwater landslide resulting in the death of 32 people. The Alaska earthquake was a subduction zone caused by a oceanic plate sinking under a continental plate. -
Hokkaido Earthquake - Japan
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7. The death toll was 230. The earthquake shaking caused moderately severe damage. The VIII on the Mercalli scale. The earthquake had two distinct shocks lasting for 20 seconds and the second lasted for 35 seconds. -
Papua New Guinea Quake - New Guinea
The quake had a magnitude of 7.0. The death toll was 2,183-2,700. The tsunami raised awareness among scientist of the potential for small earthquakes to trigger large tsunamis if they cause undersea landslides. The earthquake consisted of a main shock and several aftershocks. -
Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1-9.3. There were 227,898 casualties. It caused the planet to vibrate as much as 10 mm (0.4 in). Scientists revised the estimate of the magnitude to 9.0. -
Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands
There was a magnitude of 8.1. There was a death toll of 189. The submarine earthquake occurred in an extensional environment. The pacific tsunami recorded 3 in rise in sea level near the. epicenter. -
Chile Earthquake - Chile
There was a magnitude of 8.8 and the death toll was 525. Tremors were felt in many Argentina cities. The earthquake also generated a blackout that affected 93% of the chilean population. -
Tohoku Earthquake - Japan
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0-9.1. There were 15,897 casualties. The tsunami swept the Japanese mainland and killed 10,000 people and many electrical generators ran out of fuel -
Sulawesi Earthquake - Indonesia
The quake had a magnitude of 7.5. The death toll was 4,340. Te earthquake caused a major soil liquefaction in areas and around Palu. The main shock was proceeded by a sequence of four shocks starting about 3 hours earlier with a M6.1 event.
