Deadly Tsunamis- Aidan Dever

Lisbon, Portugal Earthquake

Nov 1, 1755

Magnitude: 9
Death Toll: 20,000 people
Fact: Tsunami crossed the Atlantic Ocean with 7m high or more waves in the West Indies.

Eruption of Krakatoa Earthquake

Aug 27, 1883

Magnitude: 6
Death Toll: 36,417 people
Fact: 70% of the island of Krakatoa and the surrounding archipelago were destroyed.

Aleutians(Alaska) Earthquake

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 160 people
Fact: The tsunami travelled to Hawaii and destroyed the Scotch Cap Lighthouse.

Valdivia(Chile) Earthquake

May 22, 1960

Magnitude: 9.5
Death Toll: 61 people
Fact: Travelled for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean.

Alaska Earthquake

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 130 people
Fact: The earthquake lasted about 4.5 minutes.

Okushiri Earthquake

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude: 7.8
Death Toll: 120 people
Fact: The quake started fires in the town of Okushiri.

Papa, New Guinea Earthquake

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude: 7.8
Death Toll: 2,100 people
Fact: Generated a submarine landslide, which caused the tsunami.

Sumatra Earthquake

Dec 26, 2004

Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 230,000 people
Fact: The earthquake lasted about ten minutes long.

Samoa Earthquake

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 200 people
Fact: The tsunami affected Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, and New Zealand.

Chile Earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

Magnitude: 8.8
Death Toll: 700 people
Fact: Intense shaking from the earthquake lasted about 3 minutes.

Japan(Tōhoku) Earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 20,000 people
Fact: Japan is still recovering from it today, it caused meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.