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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Lisbon earthquake of 1755, was a series of earthquakes ranging with magnitudes from 7-9.0 that occurred on the morning of Nov. 1, 1755, causing serious damage and killing an average of 30,000 people. The earthquake had occurred on a religious feasting day and had destroyed almost every important church in a devoted Roman Catholic city at that time. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/ Sumatra)
The eruption has been assigned a rating of 6 on the Volcanic Explosion Index and seen to have killed nearly 36,000 people. It was known as "The Ring of Fire Mountain" during the Java's Sailendra dynasty and recorded to have had seven eruptions between the 9th and 16th centuries. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
It left nearly 173 deaths with a magnitude of 8.6. This region has hosted twelve large earthquakes and tends to have one almost every year. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
With a magnitude ranging from 9.4–9.6, This earthquake was named after the city most affected by the quake. The earthquake left two million people homeless and killed approximately 1,655 -
Good friday (Alaska)
The magnitude 9.2 earthquake, which left 131 casualties. The earthquake and resulting tsunamis caused about $2.3 billion of damage to repair and led to major scientific breakthroughs. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The 7.7 earthquake caused tsunami waves varying from 5 to 10 meters in height to crash on the nearest coastlines, destroying fishing villages and killing up to 239 people. Known as Japans "blind spot" -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papa New Guinea)
This 7 magnitude earthquake hit Papua New Guinea, ensued by a set of three deadly tsunami waves killing a staggering 2,700 people. Papua New Guinea is more likely to be struck by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because it lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” -
Sumatra Indonesia Earthquake
The epicenter of the 9.0 magnitude quake was located in the Indian Ocean and killed 230,00 people making it one of the deadliest disasters of modern history. Within hours of the earthquake, killer waves radiating from the epicenter slammed into the coastlines of 11 countries, damaging countries from east Africa to Thailand -
Samoa Earthquake (samoan islands)
Leaving 189 dead, this earthquake reached a scale of 8.1 and caused $200 million dollars in damages, the islands were destroyed both physically and economically. Seen to be triggered by 2 separate earthqakes. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
This 8.8 Earthquake damaged 220,000 homes and killed approx. 550 people. Because quakes are so common, Chile is known for a fast recovery time to these kinds of disasters. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0. Dated the most powerful earthquake recorded in Japan since 1900 and killed nearly 20,000.The country's powerful seismic building codes and pre-warning system prevented many deaths from the earthquake, by stopping high-speed trains and factory assembly lines right as the quake was being detected. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Sulawesi with a reported 1,341 reported fatalities. It hit the 11 largest island in the world. The resulting tsunami left several districts damaged beyond recovery.