Deadly Tsunamis

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

The earthquake occurred on November 1st, 1755. The magnitude of this earthquake was a 9.0 and resulted in about 20,000 casualties. A very interesting fact about this earthquake was that it was the first earthquake studied scientifically.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

The Krakatoa Eruption destroyed about 165 villages and killed roughly 36,000 people. One interesting fact about this event was that the seismic activity continued until about February 1884. No magnitude of this earthquake has been recorded.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed about 160 people. A very intriguing fact about this information is that about 26 million dollars worth of damage was caused by this earthquake.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

Apr 23, 1960

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and killed roughly 61 people. Some interesting facts about this earthquake include that the evacuation of homes and buildings prior to the much larger 9.5 earthquake saved many lives. The earthquake when it struck 30 minutes later destroyed most of the buildings and homes near the epicenter.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

This earthquake acquired a magnitude of about 9.2 and killed roughly 130 people.Southeast of Anchorage, areas around the head of Turnagain Arm near Girdwood and Portage dropped as much as 8 feet .(2.4 m)

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

The magnitude of this earthquake was about 7.8 and the death toll was about 170 people. A very interesting fact about this earthquake is that it took less than 10 minutes for the earthquake to reach areas around Hokkaido like Okushiri.

Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

The magnitude of this quake was roughly 7.1 and about 2100 people died during this earthquake. An interesting fact about this earthquake is that it was originally thought by scientists to be caused by a 6ft vertical drop in the pacific plate along a 25 mile long fault.

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

This earthquake accumulated a magnitude of 9.1. The number of casualties recorded are roughly 230,000 people. The undersea megathrust earthquake was caused when the Indian Plate was subducted by the Burma Plate and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean.

Samoa Earthquake

Oct 29, 2009

This earthquake occurred in the Samoan Islands in 2009. The recorded magnitude that this earthquake produced was about 8.1. Roughly 200 people died during this earthquake. An interesting fact about this quake is that it was the it was the largest earthquake of 2009.

Chile Earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

This earthquake occurred in Chile during the year 2010. This earthquake accumulated a magnitude of 8.8 and killed about 700 people. A very interesting fact is that this earthquake was felt very strongly in six different Chilean regions.

Tohoku Earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

This earthquake occurred in Japan in 2011. The magnitude of this earthquake is estimated to be 9.1 and about 20,000 people died. This earthquake was the strongest ever in Japan and the fourth strongest in world history since modern day record keeping began in 1900.