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Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal
- 9.0 M Earthquake
- 20,000 deaths The earthquake struck on the holy feast day of "All Saints" when deeply religious Portuguese people filled the churches
- Medieval church buildings were unable to withstand the shaking and collapsed on the worshippers, leading to such a high death toll
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Krakatoa Eruption, Java/Sumatra
- VEI of 6
- about 36,000 deaths
- This volcanic eruption was heard 3,000 miles away
- Eruption was linked with a 130-foot tsunami
- Krakatoa is still an active volcano
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Aleutian Earthquake, Alaska
- 8.1 M Earthquake
- 160 deaths
- Damage cost $26 million
- Tsunami associated with earthquake caused 55-foot waves to hit land
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Great Chilean Earthquake, Chile
- 9.5 M Earthquake
- 1,655 deaths (61 from the tsunami)
- 2 million people were left homeless after the disaster
- Earthquake/Tsunami cost $550 million
- Earthquake lasted 10 minutes
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Good Friday Earthquake, Alaska
- 9.2 M Earthquake
- 131 deaths
- 2nd Most powerful Earthquake
- Earthquake lasted 4.5 minutes
- Mostly struck Anchorage, Alaska
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Hokkaido Earthquake, Japan
- 7.8 M Earthquake
- 120 - 230 deaths
- Half of the deaths were attributed to the tsunami
- Caused by Eurasian plate subducting
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Papua New Guinea Earthquake, Papua New Guinea
- 7.1 M Earthquake
- 2,183 - 2,700 deaths
- Occurred on a reverse fault near the north coast of Papua New Guinea
- This earthquake raised awareness that small earthquakes can trigger large tsunamis
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Sumatra Earthquake, Indonesia
- 9.1 M Earthquake
- 230,000 deaths
- One of the deadliest modern-day-disasters
- Earthquake lasted close to 10 minutes
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Samoa Earthquake, Samoan Islands
- 8.1 M Earthquake
- 192 deaths
- Largest earthquake in 2009
- Tsunami waves recorded 72-feet high
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Chile Earthquake, Chile
- 8.8 M Earthquake
- about 700 deaths
- Earthquake/Tsunami destroyed 220,000 home
- Chile was a fortified infrastructure, but still suffered damage and loss
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Tohoku Earthquake, Japan
- 9.1 M Earthquake
- 20,000 deaths
- Known as a megathrust earthquake
- lasted close to 6 minutes
- 2,525 were missing after the earthquake
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Sulawesi Earthquake, Indonesia
- 7.5 M earthquake
- 2,000 - 4,500 deaths
- 10 foot high waves
- 1.3 billion dollars in damage