Deadly Tsunamis-Aaron Keller

By akeller629

  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    The Lisbon earthquake produced a tsunami that killed more than 20,000 people. It reached a magnitude of 9 and waves amplified to 7 meters high. The earthquake resulted in a fire and a tsunami.

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    This violent explosion of Krakatoa caused the tip of the volcano to collapse in the ocean. The collapse produced a 35 meter high tsunami that destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people.

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    This magnitude 8.1 earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiin Islands. The earthquake killed about 160 people.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    The Chile Earthquake produced a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii. The tsunami traveled for 15 hours across the Pacific ,and the quake was measured at a 9.5 magnitude.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    This 9.2 magnitude earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 130 people in Alaska and California. This tsunami was very powerful and destroyed anything in its way.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    The earthquake in the sea of Japan caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. The quake measured in at a magnitude of 7.8.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
    This earthquake produce a magnitude of 7.1. It generated a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed 2,100 people.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    The Sumatra Earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.1, and this quake was one of the most devastating events thats ever happened.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    The Samoa earthquake measured in at a magnitude of 8.1. It produced a tsunami that killed about 200 people.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    The Chile earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns. This quake was very powerful and measured in at a magnitude of 8.8

  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    This Japan earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20.000 people. This tsunami led us to our modern day tsunami-warning systems. The earthquake measured in at a magnitude of 9.1 and there were many large aftershocks.