Tsunami

Deadly Tsunamis - Christina Galvin

By 21cgalvin

  • Lisbon Earthquake - Portugal

    Lisbon Earthquake - Portugal
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.5-9.0. There was a death toll of around 30,000-50,000. Was also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake. It almost totally destroyed Lisbon.

  • Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatra

    Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatra
    The earthquake had a VEI of 6. The casualties came to around 36,417. There was 20 million tons of sulfur released and over 70% of the island was destroyed.

  • Aleutian Earthquake - Alaska

    Aleutian Earthquake - Alaska
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.6. The death toll was 165-173. It cost over 26 million USD in damage and waves demolished 77 homes.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake - Chile

    Great Chilean Earthquake - Chile
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.4-9.6. There were around 5,700 casualties. This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded and it lasted 10 minutes.

  • Good Friday Earthquake - Alaska

    Good Friday Earthquake - Alaska
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and there were 131 casualties. It ended up costing 311 million USD in total damages. Ground fissures, collapsing structures and tsunamis resulted from the earthquake.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake - Japan

    Hokkaido Earthquake - Japan
    There was a magnitude of 7.7 and around 230 casualties from the earthquake. The island of Okushiri was hit the hardest. The tsunami hit 2-7 minutes afterwards.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake - Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea Quake - Papua New Guinea
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0. The death toll was 2,183-2,700. It was a dip-slip fault and it left around 9,500 homeless and 500 missing.

  • Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia

    Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia
    There was a magnitude of 9.1-9.3 and the death toll was 227,898. The total damage cost came to around 15 billion USD and it was the third largest quake ever recorded.

  • Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands

    Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. There were 189 casualties. The quake occurred on the outer rise of the Kermadec Tonga subduction zone. It was the largest earthquake of 2009

  • Chile Earthquake - Chile

    Chile Earthquake - Chile
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8. The death toll was 525. The quake lasted 3 minutes long and cost insurance companies between 4 and 7 billion USD.

  • Tohoku Earthquake - Japan

    Tohoku Earthquake - Japan
    There was a magnitude of 9.0-9.1 and 15,897 casualties. Total costs came to be 360 billion USD in damages. There were also 6,157 injuries.

  • Sulawesi Earthquake - Indonesia

    Sulawesi Earthquake - Indonesia
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5. There were 4,340 casualties. The quake occurred on the Palu-Koro fault. It caused major liquefaction.