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Earthquake caused a huge fire, and a tsunami that killed an estimated 20,000 people. The waves were about 7 meters tall (23 ft) and they came from the west indies. Magnitude of 9.
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The Krakatoa Volcano caused an explosion so big, that the top of the volcano blew off into the ocean causing a giant tsunami with waves higher then 35 meters (115 feet). The impact was the loss of about 165 villages and the deaths of more than 36,000 people. Magnitude of 6.
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 struck Alaska which caused a shock so big that it sent a tsunami to the Hawaiian islands that killed about 160 people.
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Chile was faced with an earthquake holding a magnitude of 9.5 which caused a tsunami that passed through the pacific ocean for 15 hours until it hit Hawaii killing 61 people.
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 caused a tsunami to hit Alaska and California, with 130 confirmed kills.
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An earthquake in the sea of Japan sent a tsunami to Okushiri island. There was a 5.3 m aftershock which is the biggest one ever recorded.
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An earthquake in New Guinea with a magnitude of 7.1 caused an underwater landslide which sent a massive tsunami, killing 2,100 people.
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This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. The tsunami was caused by a vertical displacement of the seafloor. Total death toll was 230,000.
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This Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 killing about 200 people. It occurred 120 miles south/ south-west from American Samoa
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 sent a tsunami to destroy the homes of thousands of people in coastal towns, killing 700.
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This was referred to as the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed about 20,000 people. Thousands more never recovered.
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This Earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred 55 miles from Kotamobagu city. responsible for the deaths of 84.