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West Indies
Along with the earthquake and the fire, this tsunami killed an estimated 20,000 people. The magnitude of the earthquake was a 9 and reached heights of 23ft high or more in the West Indies. -
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Deadly Tsunami's
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Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra
The explosion of Krakatoa caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean producing a giant tsunami more that 115ft high that destroyed 165 vilages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
Hawaiian Islands
This magnitude 8.1 earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawiian Islands that killed 160 people. -
Hawaii
The Magnitude 9.5 earthquake in Chile created a tsunami in Hawaii that traveled 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. After finally reaching the tsunami killed 61 people. -
Alaska and California
A magnitude 9.2 earthquake in Alaska generated a deadly tsunami that killed 130 people in Alaska and California -
Okushiri Island, Japan
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Sea of Japan killed 120 people in on the Island of Okushiri, Japan. -
Papua New Guinea
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people -
Indonesian Tsunami
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake in Sumatra generated a tsunami in Indonesia that killed more than 230,000 people. -
Samoa
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake generated a tsunami that killed 200 people -
Chile
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people! -
Japan
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake in Japan generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people!
