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Libson Earthquake (Portugal)
Magnitude: thought to be 8.0
Death toll: estimated 60,000
Interesting facts: -20ft. waves rushed ashore
-Religious authorities proclaimed the earthquake was caused by the wrath of god. -
Libson Earthquake (Portugal)
Magnitude: 8.9
Death Toll: 60,000
Interesting facts: 20ft. tsunami followed
Religious authorties proclaimed it was because the wrath of god -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra
Magnitude: VEI 6
Death Toll: about 36,000 people
Interesting facts: -It created the loudest sound ever recorded in history
-ashes fired up about 50 miles into the air -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra
Magnitude: VEI 6
Death toll: about 36,000
Interesting facts: created the loudest sound ever recorded in history
the explosion fired up ashes 50 miles into the air -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: about 165 people
Interesting facts: -lasted about 4.5 minutes
-damage both in Alaska and Hawaii -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 8.1
Death toll: about 165
Interesting facts: lasted about 4.5 minutes
damage both in Alaska and Hawaii -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude: 9.5
Death Toll: 1,655
Interesting facts: -most of the casualties were due to the following tsunami -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude: most reported 9.5
Death toll: 1,655
Interesting facts: most casualties due to the tsunami that was 15 minutes later -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: about 131 people
Interesting facts: -strongest earthquake ever recorded in North America
-registered in all U.S states besides Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 9.2
Death toll: about 131
Interesting facts: Strongest earthquake ever recorded in North America
Registered in all U.S states besides Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude: 7.8
Death toll: 239 people
Interesting facts: - more than half the deaths were due to the tsunami
-the epicenter was the sea of Japan -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude: 7.8
Death toll: 239
Interesting facts: More than half of the deaths were due to the tsunami
Epicenter was in the sea of Japan -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
Magnitude: 7.0
Death toll: 1,600
Interesting facts: -Looked like the sea was bubbling and boiling at first
-entire villages were erased -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
Magnitude: 7.0
Death toll: 1,600
Interesting facts: looked like the sea was boiling and bubbling at first
Entire villages were erased -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude: 9.1
Death toll: nearly 230,000
Interesting facts: was a megathrust earthquake
One of the deadliest disasters in modern history -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Magnitude: 8.1
Death toll: 192
Interesting facts: two seperate earthquakes occurred
over $200 million in damages -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude: 8.8
Death toll: 500
Interesting facts: initial event was surrounded by hundreds of aftershocks
waves as high as 10ft. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude: 9.1
Death toll: 18,000 and 15,899 after nuclear issues
Interesting facts: Largest magnitude ever recorded in Japan
Disabled power supply and cooling to 3 Fukushimi reactors -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude: 7.5
Death toll: 4,438
Interesting facts: the number of buildings damaged was greater than 68,451
total economic loss in $1.1 billion dollars