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Libson Earthquake, Portugal
The magnitude of the Earthquake was 9 and the death toll was 20,000. The devastation caused many Portuguese people to question their religious beliefs. The strength was enough to bring down stone wall churches. -
Krakatoa Eruption, Java/Sumatra
The magnitude of the Earthquake was a volcano collapse. The death toll from the Earthquake was 36,000. This eruption generated the loudest sound ever reported in history. 165 towns were completly destroyed. -
Aleutian Earthquake, Alaska
The magnitude of this Earthquake was 8.1 and the death toll was 160 people. The Earthquake destroyed the scotch cap lighthouse on Unimak island. This tsunami caused over 26 million dollars in damage. -
Great Chilean Earthquake, Chile
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9 + and the death poll was around 61 people. This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. The tsunami left over 30 people missing. -
Good Friday Earthquake, Alaska
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.3 and the death poll was 130 people. This was the largest earthquake to ever his America. The earthquake triggered a huge submarine slide that caused millions of cubic yards of earth to slide into the Valdez bay. -
Hokkaido Earthquake, Japan
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.8 and the death toll was 120 people. In response to this tsunami, they built a 6.6 m-tall artificial ground facility. The location of many homes by the seaside contributed to high toll victims. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake, Papua New Guinea
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.1 and the death poll was 2,100 people. After the event, a video documentary was produced to help the villagers of Papua understand why and how it happened. That was the first life threatening event they had had in 60 years. -
Sumatra Earthquake, Indonesia
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1 and the death toll was 230,000. It was the greatest in 40 years. The tsunami that followed killed more then any tsunami ever. -
Samoa Earthquake, Samoan Island
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1 and killed 200 people. They received a federal major disaster declaration making disaster funds available for everyone affected. The tsunami was caused by 2 earthquakes within 2 minutes, causing a doublet to occur -
Chile Earthquake, Chile
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.8 and the death toll was 700. It occurred of the coast of central Chile. The waves were recorded to go up to 25 meters. -
Tohuku Earthquake, Japan
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1 and the death toll was 20,000. Tsunami debris had continued to wash up on North American beaches for years afterwords. 50,000 people in japan were still living in temporary housing in 2017. -
Sulawesi Earthquake, Indonesia
The magnitude of this earthquake was 5.6 and the death toll was 832. It was the deadliest earthquake in 2018. the island is only around 10% smaller then Great. Britain.
