Deadly Tsunamis-Alyssa Klock

Libson, Portugal

Jan 1, 1755

Tsunami in Libson, Portugal in 1755 killed an estimated 20,000 people. This tsunami was caused by a magnitude 9 earthquake.

Sundra Strait

Aug 26, 1883

Tsunami in the Sundra Strait in 1883 killed more than 36,000 people. This tsunami was actually not caused by an earthquake so there in no earthquake magnitude.

Hawaiian Islands

Apr 1, 1946

Tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands in 1946 killed about 160 people. The earthquake that caused this was actually in the Aleutians with a magnitude of an 8.1.

Hawaii

May 23, 1960

Tsunami in Hawaii in 1960 killed 61 people. This earthquake traveled across the Pacific Ocean for 15 hours from Chile with a magnitude of a 9.5.

Alaska and California

Oct 22, 1964

Tsunami in Alaska and California in 1964 killed about 130 people. This tsunami was caused by an earthquake that was in Alaska that had a magnitude of 9.2.

Okushiri Island, Japan

Jul 12, 1993

Tsunami in Okushiri Island, Japan in 1993 killed 120 people. This tsunami was caused by an earthquake in the Sea of Japan with a magnitude of 7.8.

Papua New Guinea

Jul 17, 1998

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in 1998 in Papua New Guinea trggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 21,000 people.

Indonesia

Dec 26, 2004

Tsunami in Sumatra in 2004 killed about 230,000 people. This earthquake that caused the tsunami was a magnitude of 9.1.

Samoa

Sep 29, 2009

Tsunami in Samoa in 2009 killed about 230,000 people. This earthquake that caused the tsunami was a magnitude of 8.1.

Chile

Feb 27, 2010

Tsunami in Chile in 2010 killed about 700 people in coastal towns. The earthquake that caused the tsunami was a magnitude of 8.8.

Japan

Mar 11, 2011

Tsunami in Japan in 2011 killed over 20,000 people. The earthquake that caused the tsunami was a magnitude of 9.1.