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Lisbon Earthquake
Magnitude- 7.7
Deaths- 70,000
Info- epicenter was in the Atlantic Ocean, led to many important discoveries such as constructing buildings to withstand earthquakes -
Krakatoa Eruption
Magnitude- 6
Deaths- 36,417
Info- the sound of the eruption was so loud it circled the earth 4 times. All vegetation was stripped bare, and all homes were destroyed -
Aleutian Earthquake
Magnitude- 8.6
Deaths- 165
Info- caused a 9.3 tsunami following, travels 40 to 60km seismicity -
Great Chilean Earthquake
Magnitude-9.5
Deaths-1655
Info-most powerful earthquake in history, lasted 10 minutes -
Good Friday Earthquake
Magnitude-8.5
Deaths- 131
Info- lasted 4 mins 38 seconds, cost $311 million, followed by tsunamis, ground fissures and collapsing structures -
Hokkiado Earthquake
Magnitude- 7.8
Deaths- 185
Info- frequent earthquake hot spot -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
Magnitude- 7.0
Deaths- 2,000 at least
Info- tsunami was 49 feet high, all structures were destroyed, 20-40% of population was killed -
Sumatra Earthquake
Magnitude- 9.1
Deaths- 227,898
Info- lasted 10 minutes, one of the largest earthquakes ever -
Samoa Earthquake
Magnitude- 8
Deaths- 189
Info- followed by 72 foot tsunami, two earthquakes, lasted 1-2 minutes -
Chile Earthquake
Magnitude- 8.8
Deaths- 525
Info- Nazca and South American plates converging, 4 minutes long, 35km deep -
Tohoku Earthquake
Magnitude- 9.1
Deaths- 15,500
Info- $360 billion in damage, costliest earthquake, 6 mins long, tsunami 30 mins later -
Sulawesi Earthquake
Magnitude- 7.5
Deaths- 4,340
Info- known active seismic source- caused many earthquakes, movement on Palu- Koro fault