Deadly Tsunamis Cole Conroy

Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal

Nov 1, 1755

the magnitude was an 8.5 and killed 70,000 people. The tsunami hit on all saints day and a large part of the population was at mass. the churches collapsed and killed thousands.

Krakatoa Eruption, Java/Sumatra

Aug 26, 1883

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and killed 36,000 people. the tsunami stretched 4349 miles away and and took 30 hors to reach New Zealand.

Aleutian Earthquake, Alaska

Apr 1, 1946

With a 9.5 magnitude this earthquake and tsunami killed 165 people. The tsunami had 100ft waves and moved at 500mph.

Great Chilean Earthquake, Chile

May 23, 1960

This earthquake was a 9.5 and generated 35ft waves that moved at 400mph. This disaster killed 1,655 people

good Friday Earthquake, Alaska

Mar 27, 1964

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and this disaster killed 131 with 119 being killed from the tsunami. After this disaster thy moved all the nearby towns inward.

Hokkaido earthquake, Japan

Jul 12, 1993

With a 7.8 magnitude this earthquake and tsunami killed 185 people, 120 of those deaths were from the tsunami. there was also 1.2 billion dollars in damages.

Papua New Guinea Earthquake, Papua New Guinea

Jul 17, 1998

This earthquake had a 7.0 and killed 1,600 people. No one was, killed in the earthquake only the tsunami which had 49 foot waves.

Sumatra Earthquake, Indonesia

Dec 17, 2004

With a magnitude of 9.1 this earthquake killed 227,898 people. this earthquake created as much energy as 23,000 atomic bomb, and traveled 3,000 miles to Africa.

Samoa Earthquake, Samoan Islands

Sep 29, 2009

This disaster killed 149 people and the earthquake had a 8.0 magnitude. the tsunami reached 46 feet and destroyed 3,299 buildings

Chile Earthquake, Chile

Feb 27, 2010

This earthquake had a 8.8 magnitude. this disaster killed 521 people and injured an additional 12,000. the tsunami arrived 15 minutes after the quake.

Tohoku Earthquake, japan

Mar 11, 2011

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0 and killed over 18,000. It had 125 foot waves and 220 billion dollars in damages.

Sulawesi Earthquake, Indonesia

Sep 27, 2018

With a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and a 20 foot tsunami this disaster killed 4,340 people. There were tsunami alarms in this area but they were not active.