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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude was 7.7 and the death toll was 40,000-50,000. This earthquake generated a tsunami that produced waves 20 feet high and traveled a distance of 3.790 miles. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The magnitude was a 6, and 36,000 people died. Krakatoa is a small volcanic island in Indonesia. The eruption lasted for 5 days. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude was 8.6 and the death toll was 173. This earthquake was felt on land over an area of almost 502,000 square miles. This earthquake was caused by oceanic plate sinking under continental plates. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude was 9.5, and 1,655 people died. The earthquake/tsunami left about 2 million people homeless, and it lasted about 10 minutes. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude was 9.2 with a death toll of 131. This earthquake lasted 4.5 minutes. This earthquake also caused $2.3 billion of damage. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was 6.6, and 105,385 people died. The Hokkaido earthquake produced one of the largest tsunamis in Japan's history. Later, an aftershock of 5.3 was recorded. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude was 7.0 and the death toll was 2,183. After the earthquake, 10,000 people were displaced to new villages. The tsunami that followed was one of the deadliest of the century. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude was 9.1 and 230,000 people died. Tsunami waves were over 100 feet, and among the deaths, 2,000 were international tourists. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude was 8.1 and at least 192 people died. Two earthquakes generated the tsunami midway between Samoa and American Samoa. This extremely rare occurrence was known as a "doublet." -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude was 8.8 and the death toll was over 500. Even with the fortified infrastructure, 220,000 homes were washed away. 80% of people in Chile felt the severe shaking. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was 9.1 and the death toll was 19,747. This was an undersea megathrust earthquake. This Earthquake also jolted the seafloor about 45 miles. -
Sulawei Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude was 7.5 and the death toll was around 4,340. 206,524 people became refugees. There were a series of foreshocks throughout the day, the largest being 6.1.