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Lisbon Earthquake
Magnitude: 8.5
Death Toll: 60,000 casualties
Interesting Fact: November 1st is all Saints day. -
Krakatoa Eruption
Magnitude: 6.0
Death toll 36,000 casualties
Interesting fact: The eruption was in the strait of Sunda. -
Aleutian earthquake
Magnitude: 8.1
Death toll: 165 casualties
Interesting fact: There were more deaths in Hawaii than in Alaska. -
The Great Chilean Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.5
Death toll: 1,655 casualties
Interesting fact: This earthquake was also known as the Valdivia Earthquake. -
Good Friday Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.2
Death toll: 131 casualties
Interesting fact: Easter is Good Friday due to Jesus's sacrifice. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
Magnitude: 7.8
Death toll: 185 casualties
Interesting facts: It is one of the largest earthquakes in Japanese history -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
Magnitude: 7.0
Death toll: 1,600 casualties
Interesting fact: This Tsunami was the one that led to the discovery that landslides can cause tsunamis. -
Sumatra Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.1
Death toll: 227,899
Interesting fact: This tsunami caused a major increase of awareness to the threat of tsunamis. -
Samoa Earthquakes
Magnitudes: 8.1 and 8.0
Death toll: 192 at least
Interesting fact: With there being two earthquakes happening at roughly the same time, scientists can not determine which came first and which caused the bigger tsunami. -
Chile Earthquake
Magnitude: 8.8
Death toll: greater than 500 casualties
Interesting fact: 8 officials for Chile were charged with intentionally ignoring warning signs and failing to inform the citizens of the tsunami. -
Tohoku Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.1
Death toll: 15,899
Interesting fact: Most expensive natural disaster in terms of damages in history. -
Sulawesi Earthquake
Magnitude: 7.5
Death toll: 2,000
Interesting fact: Most impactful Tsunami that has occurred recently.