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Lisbon earthquake
the magnitude of this earthquake was 8.3 and the death toll was 30,000-40,000 interesting fact #1 it was one of the deadliest earthquakes in lisbon. interesting fact #2 the earthquake caused waves such as 65 feet high -
krakatoa eruption
the krakatoa eruption had a VEI of 6 the death toll was 36,417 interesting fact #1 one eruption was heard 2800 miles away. #2 it released 11 cubic miles of ash into the atmosphere -
aleution earthquake
the aleution earthquake had a magnitude of 8.6-9.3 the death toll was about 165-173 interesting fact #1 the earthquake caused 26 million dollars in damage. interesting fact #2 it generated a pacific wide tsunami that caused the greatest damage. -
Great Chilean earthquake
the magnitude of this earthquake was 9.5 and the death toll was around 1000-6000 people. interesting fact #1 the earthquake was the largest in the 20th century. interesting fact #2 scientist say this earthquake shifted earths axis and shortened the days by 1.26 microseconds