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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0 and the events killed 20,000 people. This was one of the most deadly/destructive quakes, killing 1/3 of the population in the Portuguese capital. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
This eruption had a magnitude of 8.5 and the events killed 36,000 people. The eruption generated the loudest sound ever recorded in history. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed 160 people. The tsunami wave traveled 490 mph. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and the events killed 61 people. The quake left 2 million people homeless. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and the events killed 130 people. The waves snapped trees in half that were 100+ ft tall. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and the events killed 120 people. The quake/ wave also caused casualties in Russia. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and the events killed 2,100 people. The tsunami hit 25 minutes after the quake. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and the events killed 230,000 people. It is estimated to have released energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima type atomic bombs. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and the events killed 20 people. Following these events, it took the people two years to rebuild. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and the events killed 700 people. The quake caused 30 billion dollars in damages. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and the events killed 20,000 people. The quake shifter Earth on its axis of rotation. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5 and the events killed 4,340 people. 2.4 million people were affected by these events.