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Lisbon, Portugal Earthquake
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. -
Krakatoa Volcano, Sundra Strait
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. -
Aleutians Earthquake, Alaska
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. -
Great Chilean Earthquake, Chile
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. -
Good Friday Earthquake, Alaska
An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 caused a tsunami to hit Alaska and California, with 130 confirmed kills. -
Hokkaido Earthquake, Japan
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. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
An earthquake in New Guinea with a magnitude of 7.1 caused an underwater landslide which sent a massive tsunami, killing 2,100 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake
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. -
Samoa Earthquake, (Samoan Islands)
This Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 killing about 200 people. It occurred 120 miles south/ south-west from American Samoa -
Chile Earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 sent a tsunami to destroy the homes of thousands of people in coastal towns, killing 700. -
Tohoku Earthquake, Japan
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. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
This Earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred 55 miles from Kotamobagu city. responsible for the deaths of 84.