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Lisbon, Portugal Earthquake of 1755
- Magnitude 9 Earthquake
- 20,000 People Killed
- Lisbon at the time was the biggest city in Portugal
- The earthquake occur during All Saints Day
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Krakatoa Explosion
- Killed 36,000 people
- The eruption was rated a 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index
- The explosion created the loudest sound ever recorded
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1946 Aleutians Earthquake
- Magnitude 8.1
- Killed 160 people
- Caused $26 million in damage
- Highest wave was measured at 55 feet
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1960 Chile Earthquake
- Magnitude 9.5
- Killed 61 people
- Tsunami traveled 15 hour across the Pacific Ocean and hit Hawaii
- Is the most powerful Earthquake ever recorded
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1964 Alaska Earthquake
- Magnitude 9.2
- Killed 132 people
- Tsunami hit on Good Friday
- Caused $311 million in damage
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1993 Okushiri Earthquake
- Magnitude 7.8
- Killed 120 people
- The tsunami had a maximum height of 104 feet
- The tsunami hit at 10:17 pm local time
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1998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
- Magnitude 7.1
- Killed 2,100 people
- The earthquake triggered a submarine landslide which caused the tsunami
- The tsunami had a maximum height of 49 feet.
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2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
- Magnitude 9.1
- Killed 230,000 people
- One of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history
- Total damage Estimated at $9.4 billion
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2009 Samoa Earthquake
- Magnitude 8.1
- Killed 200 people
- Tsunami was measured at 46 feet
- Caused $200 million in damage
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2010 Chile Earthquake
- Magnitude 8.8
- Killed 700 people
- Height of the highest wave was 9 feet
- Damage was estimated at $30 billion
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2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
- Magnitude 9.1
- Killed 20,000 people
- Caused one of the worst Nuclear disasters in history
- Damage was estimated at $220 billion