Deadly Tsunamis- Anna

Lisbon Earthquake- Portugal

Nov 1, 1755

The magnitude of this earthquake was measured to be 8.4. The death toll was around 50,000 deaths. Because this event landed on All Saints Day, most people killed were attending mass that morning.

Krakatoa Eruption- Java/Sumatra

Aug 26, 1883

The magnitude of this earthquake measured to be 6. The death toll was around 36,400 death. This eruption created the loudest sound ever created in history.

Aleutian Earthquake- Alaska

Apr 1, 1946

The magnitude of this earthquake reached 7.5. The death toll was a total of 167 deaths. Unfortunately, most people who died had drowned in the underwater shifts, before the tsunami waves even occurred.

Good Friday Earthquake- Alaska

Mar 27, 1964

The magnitude of this earthquake reached a 9.2. The death toll was 131 deaths. The towns and villages across Alaska were forced to move to a safer, underground shelter. More economic damage was caused than fatalities.

Great Chilean Earthquake- Chile

May 23, 1964

The magnitude of this earthquake measured a whopping 9.4. The death toll reached 5,000 deaths. This disaster left 2,0000,000 people homeless and caused $550,000,000 in damage.

Hokkaido Earthquake- Japan

Jul 12, 1993

This earthquake reached a magnitude of 5.1 and led the death toll to be 230 deaths. This earthquake did not result in a tsunami, but it left 5,300,000 million residents with no power.

Papua New Guinea Quake- Papa New Guinea

Jul 17, 1998

This earthquake reached a magnitude of 4.8. The death toll was around 160 deaths. This disaster had 3 total tsunami waves occur, and several aftershocks caused more damage than the earthquake.

Sumatra Earthquake-Indonesia

Dec 26, 2004

This earthquake reached around a magnitude of 5. The death toll reached a high number of 230,000 deaths. This earthquake was quoted to have the same effect on 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs

Samoa Earthquake-Samoan Islands

Sep 29, 2009

This earthquake reached a magnitude of 4.6. The death toll was around 192 deaths. This earthquake-induced tsunami created waves that reached heights up to 72 feet.

Chile Earthquake-Chile

Feb 27, 2010

This 5.3 magnitude earthquake led to a death toll of 500 deaths.It also left 2,000,000 homeless. This earthquake was the most powerful earthquake recorded in history.

Tohoku Earthquake- Japan

Mar 11, 2011

This earthquake reached a magnitude of 9 and left the death toll at around 16,000 deaths. This earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan. The highest points of shock lasted 5 minutes.

Sulawesi Earthquake- Indonesia

Sep 27, 2018

This earthquake only reached a magnitude of 4.7 but still resulted in a death toll of 2,000 deaths. The effects of this earthquake caused liquefaction and destroyed hundreds of homes and victims.