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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