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Lisbon Earthquake(Portugal)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.5-9.0 and the death toll is 70,000. Interesting fact #1: The earthquake was felt in North Africa, France, Switzerland, and Northern Italy. Fact #2: It was on of the deadliest earthquakes in history. -
Krakatoa Eruption(Portugal)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 6.0 and the death toll is 36,417. Fact 1: The eruption plunged the surrounding region into darkness for two and a half days. Fact 2: The waves reached 40 meters tall. -
Aleutian Eruption(Java/Sumatra)
The magnitude of the earthquake is 8.6 and the death toll is 165-173. Fact 1: The quake caused a significant uplift of the earths crust. Fact 2: The main shock lasted about 4 minutes but was followed by numerus after shocks. -
Great Chilean Earthquake(Chile)
The magnitude of the quake was 9.5 and the death toll was 1,655. Fact 1: The quake duration of shaking lasted about 10 minutes. Fact 2: Some coasted areas were uplifted by as much as 2 meters. -
Good Friday Earthquake(Alaska)
The magnitude of the quake was 9.2 and the death toll was 131. Fact 1: The earthquake caused significant changes to the landscape. Fact 2: The earthquake was followed by thousands of aftershock. -
Hokkaido Earthquake(Japan)
The magnitude was 7.8 and the death toll was 230. Fact 1: Over 40,000 people were evacuated from their homes. Fact 2: Risk of further landslides -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake(Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude of earthquake was a 7.0 and a death toll of 100 people. Fact 1: Earthquakes of this nature can cause displacement of the seafloor. Fact 2: this displaces large volumes of water and causes tsunamis. -
Sumatra Earthquake(Indonesia)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.1-9.3 and the death toll was 280,000 people. Fact 1: This is one of the largest earthquake ever recorded. Fact 2: the was speed was 310-500 MPH. -
Soma Earthquake(Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1 and the death toll was 143 people. Fact 1: The quake occurred 11.5 miles beneath the surface. Fact 2: The epicenter was located 120 miles southeast of samoa. -
Chile earthquake(Chile)
The magnitude of the quake was 8.8 and the death toll was 525. Fact 1: Waves of the tsunami reached 49ft. Fact 2: The energy released was estimated to be 500 times stronger than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. -
Tohoku Earthquake(Japan)
The magnitude of the quake was 9.0 and the death toll was 2,529. Fact 1: Hundreds of aftershocks followed the main quake. Fact 2: The earthquake was caused by the rupture of the subduction zone. -
Sulawesi Earthquake(Indonesia)
The magnitude of the earthquake as 7.4 and the death toll was 3,879 people. Fact 1: The disaster caused an estimated 1.5 billion dollars in damage. Fact 2: The earthquake triggered a tsunami with waves up to 20 ft high.