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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
There was a magnitude 9 earthquake and fire which killed 20,000 people -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
This earthquake was a magnitude 8.1 earthquake and killed about 160 people. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
This eruption destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. The magnitude is not known exactly, but it was approximately an 8.5. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and killed 61 people -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and killed about 310 people -
Sea of Japan Earthquake
This earthquake was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and killed about 120 people -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
This earthquake killed over 2,100 people and had a magnitude of 7.1 -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
This earthquake killed about 230,000 people and had a 9.1 magnitude -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed about 20 people -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
This earthquake was an 8.8 and killed about 700 people -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
This earthquake was a 9.1 magnitude and killed more than 20,000 people