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Deadly Tsunamis- Allison Hamilton

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  • 1755 Portugal Earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal

    1755 Portugal Earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal
    Had a magnitude of 9 and had a death toll of 20,000. The main seismic source was faulting along the seafloor of the tectonic plate boundaries of the Mid- Atlantic. It lasted about 3 and a half to six minutes.

  • 1998 Papua Earthquake in Papua, New Guinea

    1998 Papua Earthquake in Papua, New Guinea
    The magnitude of it was 7.1 and the death toll was 2,100. It happened due to the submarine landslide that triggered the earthquake and the last earthquake there was happened on 02/26/18 with a magnitude of 7.5.

  • 2004 Sumatra Earthquake in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

    2004 Sumatra Earthquake in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
    The magnitude is 9.1 and the death toll is 230,000. The epicenter was located in Sumatra and it occurred due to the earthquake that was thought to have the energy of the atomic bombs.

  • 2011 Japan Earthquake in the Pacific Ocean

    2011 Japan Earthquake in the Pacific Ocean
    Had a magnitude of 9.1 with a death toll of 20,000. The earthquake lasted about 6 minutes. Earthquake struck offshore causing two tectonic plates to collide which caused a tsunami.