Deadly Tsunamis- Aiden Carroll

Lisbon Earthquake

Nov 1, 1755

The estimated magnitude of this Earthquake was 8.5-9.0. It is estimated to have a death toll of 30,000-50,000 people. This very event caused the development of seismology, and it is estimated that the earthquake costed somewhere between 32-48% of Portugals GDP.

Krakatoa Eruption

Aug 26, 1883

This volcanic eruption had a VEI of approximately 6. The death toll from it was 36,417 people. This volcanic eruption was theorized to be the inspiration for the painting "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. This volcanic eruption also created several outstanding sunsets for the months following the eruption.

Aleutian Earthquake

Apr 1, 1946

The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.6, and the death toll surrounding it was estimated it 165-173 people. This quake produced 26 million dollars in damages, and it also created a tsunami that was abnormally large for the magnitude of this earthquake.

Great Chilean Earthquake

May 23, 1960

The earthquake had a magnitude of somewhere between 9.4-9.6, the largest earthquake ever recorded. Its death toll is estimated between 1,000-6,000 people. This earthquake caused many disasters aside from the tsunami, and the earthquake itself lasted or 10 whole minutes.

Good Friday Earthquake

Mar 27, 1964

The Good Friday Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2. It also killed 131 people. This earthquake produced 21 different tsunamis, the one large and 20 separate small ones. The quake took place in Alaska, but effect were had as far away as Texas.

Hokkaido Earthquake

Jul 12, 1993

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7, and killed roughly 230 people. This quake produced a very large landslide along with the tsunami that hit. On top of that, the whole island of Hokkaido subsided anywhere from 5-80 centimeters.

Papua New Guinea Earthquake

Jul 17, 1998

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0. Its death toll stands somewhere between 2,183-2,700 people. It was caused by a massive landslide underwater. This quake also made awareness that smaller earthquakes can produce large tsunamis.

Sumatra Earthquake

Dec 26, 2004

This deadly quake had a magnitude of 9.1-9.3. Its death toll is a scary high number, at 227,898 people killed. The estimated energy released from the earthquake was predicted to be 1,500 times greater than the energy released by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. This disaster also affected 14 different countries.

Samoa Earthquake

Sep 29, 2009

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1, and a death toll of around 190 people. There were over 40 aftershocks felt in only the first 48 hours after the main earthquake. The waves of the tsunami that followed also rose up to 72 feet.

Chile Earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8, and a death toll of 525 people. It was estimated that the earthquake was so powerful, that ti actually shortened the day by 1.26 microseconds. The following tsunami also caused a food scarcity across the surrounding area.

Tohoku Earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude on this earthquake was 9.0-9.1. The death toll is also estimated to be around 15,900 people. The quake and tsunami caused over 340,000 people to be displaced, and also affected 20 of Japan's 47 prefectures.

Sulawesi Earthquake

Sep 27, 2018

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5, and a death toll of 4,340 people. The earthquake struck at only 10 kilometer below the surface! More than 70,000 houses were also destroyed as a result from the quake and tsunami.