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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The Lisbon Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0 and the death toll was between 60,000 and 100,000. This earthquake marked a separation between a native belief in the essential goodness of God and his creations. This led to a fundamental questioning of the nature of God and reality. There was a royal family, and the concern was they would be harmed but with luck and a miracle the royal family made it out of this natural disaster unharmed. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The Krakatoa Eruption had a magnitude of 6.0 and the death toll was 36,000. The final explosion of Krakatoa produced the loudest sound ever recorded in modern history. This sound was heard across more than 10% of the earth's surface. Krakatoa is referred to as the first scientifically well recorded and studied eruption of volcanoes. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The Aleutian Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and the death toll was 165. This earthquake caused relatively little damage in Alaska, but it did result in local stores getting demolished and destroyed because of the tsunami. Wave heights reached an estimated 115 feet in Alaska. The tsunami struck without warning 5 hours after the earthquake. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chille)
The Great Chilean Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and the death toll was 1,655. The fault displacement (source of the earthquake) extended over an estimated 560-620 mile stretch of Nazca Plate. Two days later the Cordon Caulle volcano in Chille erupted after 40nyears of inactivity. Seismologists believe that the reason it erupted could have been because of the earthquake and tsunami. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The Good Friday Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.32 and the death toll was 131. The Good Friday Earthquake it the largest recorded earthquake and tsunami recorded in the United States. Although it was a tragic loss it provided information that was needed about subduction zones. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The Hokkaido Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and the death toll was 230. A tsunami warning was given 5 minutes after the earthquake. The destructive power of the tsunami led to an overhaul of sea water. Because of this earthquake and tsunami, they came up with a system for safety and they came up with safety routes. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The Papua New Guinea Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 and the death toll was 1,600. The villages heard a loud boom and went to the beach to investigate the unusual noise. Observing that the sea was boiling or bubbling they were concerned. The tsunamis arrived 10 minutes later than predicted earthquake sources presumed. Because of this, researchers thought that the tsunamis came from a landslide from the earthquake and not just the earthquake itself. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The Sumatra Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and the death toll was 225,000. The tsunami caused one of the largest natural disasters in recorded history. The natural disaster killed people in other countries such as Thailand, India, Maldives and more. Long term environmental damage was horrible as well. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The Samoa Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and the death toll was 192. Two earthquakes occurred at the Samoan Islands which ended up causing the tsunami to come through. The earthquakes occurred 2-3 minutes between each other. When two earthquakes occur right after one another it is known as a doublet. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The Chile Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 500. Stress brought on by two plate boundaries caused rocks to move and cause the earthquake which caused the tsunami. It was said that you could feel it from Brazil, Argentina Buenos Aris and other countries. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The Tohoku Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and had a death toll of 18.000. This was the most expensive natural disaster in history. It was a result from fault lines and subduction zones between the Pasific and North American plates. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The Sulawesi Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5 and a death toll of 4,340. Some waves were claimed to be over 10 meters. Nothing has been decided on whether the tsunami came from a landslide or the earthquake.