Deadly Tsunami- Shane Burgette

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1775

With a magnitude of 8.5 - 9.0 this earthquake was one of the deadliest natural events of all time taking the lives of between 10,000 to 100,000 people.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/ Sumatra)

Jul 26, 1883

This volcanic eruption was one of the deadliest eruptions of all time casing 70 percent of the island to collapse killing 36,000 people.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

This earthquake with a magnitude of 8.6 resulted in 165-173 deaths and over 26 million dollars in damage all resulted from the earthquake causing a pacific wide tsunami.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 22, 1960

This earthquake was one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, coming up with a magnitude of 9.4- 9.6 killing 1,000-7,000 people and lasted over 10 min.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

This earthquake hit a magnitude 9.2 causing 161 deaths with its ground fissures, collapsing structures, and a large tsunami.

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 killing around 230 people, 600 million dollars in damage primarily caused by the tsunami that was triggered from the earthquake.

Papa New Guinea Quake (Papa New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0, causing 2,183-2,700 deaths, 10-25 minutes after the earthquake a tsunami hit land killing 20-40 percent of the population.

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

This earthquake was an undersea megathrust quake with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3 causing 227,848 deaths and 15 billion dollars in damage.

Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

Sep 29, 2009

This earthquake was a submarine earthquake in an extensional environment and had a magnitude of 8.1 causing 189 deaths making it the largest death toll from a tsunami in america during the 21st century.

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8, and lasted around 3 min killing 525 people.The earthquake also caused 30 billion dollars in damages with its tsunami that destroyed most the coastal area.

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

This 9.0-9.1 earthquake killed around 15,897 people with its destructive shaking, and also took the lives of 2 other people with the tsunami that formed on the pacific rim.