Deadly Tsunamis -Ashlee Cohen

By 23acohen123

  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    Magnitude: 8.5 to 9
    Death toll: 30,000
    Facts: Violent Shaking shaking demolished large public buildings and about 12,000 dwellings.

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    Magnitude: VEI is measured to be a 6
    Death Toll: 36,000
    Facts: The Earthquake washed away 165 coastal villages on Java and Sumatra leaving people homeless.

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    Magnitude: 8.1
    Death Toll: 165-173
    Facts: Wave heights reached an estimated 115 feet in Alaska and averaged 30 feet in Hawaii.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    Magnitude: 8.3
    Death Toll: 700
    Facts: The Earthquake caused tsunamis that pounded the Chilean coastline with waves of up to 25 meters.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    Magnitude: 9.2
    Death Toll: about 131
    Facts: On the Friday of the Earthquake, the Pacific and North American plates ruptured, releasing around 500 years of stress buildup.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    Magnitude: 4.9
    Death Toll: 41
    Facts: This area was the most affected area with electricity and water supply cut off in Hokkaido.

  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
    Magnitude: 7.0
    Death Toll: 1,600
    Facts: This article was caused by a massive underwater landslide.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    Magnitude: 9.1
    Death toll: 226,000
    Facts: The earthquake caused an estimated released energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    Magnitude: 8.1
    Death toll: 189
    Facts: Strong shaking was felt for a period of at least 60 seconds with some eye witnesses reporting more than two minutes.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    Magnitude: 8.8
    Death toll: 521
    Facts: The earthquake and tsunami caused a total of 521 deaths, with 46 missing and presumed dead, and USD $30 billion in damage.

  • Tokoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tokoku Earthquake (Japan)
    Magnitude: 9.1
    Death Toll: 15,500
    Facts: A tsunami that was generated by the earthquake arrived at the coast within 30 minutes.

  • Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
    Magnitude: 7.5
    Death Toll: 4,340
    Facts: The central Sulawesi quake occurred less than two months after a series of earthquakes struck Indonesia's Lombok island.