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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
M9; Killed 20,000 people with heights of 7 meters (23 feet). -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
VEI of 5. Caused by a sudden volcano. Heights of 35 meters (115 feet), destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
Aleutians Earthquake (Alaska)
M 8.1; Killed 160 people. Cause more than $26 million in damage -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
M 9.5; Killed 61 people. Most powerful. Earthquake ever recorded. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
M 9.2; Killed about 130 people. Happened in the Prince William Sound region. Was the biggest earthquake in North America -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
M 7.8; Killed about 120 people with a depth of 17 kilometers. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
M 7.1; Killed 2100 people. The Earthquake caused a landslide that produced a tsunami -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
M 9.1; Killed 230,000 people. It was nicknamed the Christmas Tsunami. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
M 8.1; Killed 200 people. Had a depth of 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
M 8.8; Killed about 700 people. It effected 93% of the Chilean population -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
M 9.1; Killed over 20,000 people. The earthquake lasted 6 minutes
