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Lisbon Earthquake
The Lisbon Earthquake caused an tsunami that devastated the Portugal coast. 20,000 people were killed along with 165 villages completely destroyed. The earthquake was felt in Northern Africa and even the Caribbean. The magnitude of the earthquake was 9. It almost completely wiped out Lisbon. -
Krakatoa Eruption
The Krakatoa Eruption caused 36,000 people to lose their lives. It was said that the ash cloud rose 7 miles above the island. -
Aleutian Earthquake
This Tsunami was unusually powerful for the size of the earthquake. The magnitude was 8.1 and the death toll was 160. Residents were completely unaware and off-guard for the disaster that followed them. -
The Great Chilean Earthquake
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5. Also the death toll 61. The Cordon-Cavull volcano being nearly 40 years dormant, erupted just 2 days after. -
Good Friday Earthquake
This particular earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2. It killed 130 people and caused $15 million in damages. It occurred at 5:36 pm. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
A total of 815 homes were completely destroyed.The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.8 and killed 120 people. The tsunami also reached into Russia. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
The Papua New Guinea earthquake caused 2,100 people to die.It had a magnitude of 7.1. A power outage was occurring in a town called Buka when the tsunami hit. The Royal Australian Air Force flew 3 C-130's with relief and aid supplies. -
Sumatra Earthquake
This earthquake is considered to be the worst earthquake in history. It killed 230,000 people with a magnitude of 9.1. The worldwide community donated $14 billion in aid. It had the longest duration of faulting. -
Samoa Earthquake
The earthquake killed 200 people and had an magnitude of 8.1. The USS Ingraham was the first U.S military asset to arrive. Apparently there were no reports of high waves. -
Chile Earthquake
The earthquake caused 700 people to be killed and had a magnitude of 8.8. Intense shaking could be felt for a solid 3 minutes. It was expected to cost insurance companies between 4 and 7 billion dollars to recover. -
Tohoku Earthquake
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed 20,000 people. The earthquake was the 4th largest earthquake in history. The earthquake lasted a total of 6 whole minutes.
