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Lisbon earthquake
The Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude of 9 and death toll of 20,000 people. The earthquake occurred on all saints day and was a combination of fires and a tsunami. -
Krakatoa earthquake
The earthquake produced a tsunami 115 feet and had a death toll of 36,000 people. Around 70% of the island collapsed and the region was plunged in darkness for two and a half days -
Aleutian earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1 and 160 people died. The cost of damage was 26 million dollars. Caused more damage in Hawaii than Alaska -
Great Chilean Earthquake
Magnitude of this earthquake is 9.5 and estimated death toll is 61 people. The quake was 10 minutes long and the whole town stretched apart with the coast moving westward. -
Good Friday Earthquake
Magnitude of this earthquake is 9.2 and an estimated 130 people were dead. The quake occurred on Good Friday and was able to be felt 1,2000 miles away. -
Hokkaido earthquake
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and an estimated 120 people died. There was no warning about an tsunami occurring after the earthquake. The earthquake itself had a maximum intensity of 7 on the Shindo scale -
Papua New Guinea Quake
This quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and an estimated 2,100 death toll. Lasted little than more 30 seconds and buried homes and created landslides. -
Sumatra Earthquake
This quake had a magnitude of 9.1 and death toll of 230,000 people. The tsunami flooded the south western section of the island. The island itself lies on a convergent plate boundary -
Samoa earthquake
Magnitude of this quake was 8.1 and estimated death toll of 200 people. The tsunami reached 40 feet high and washed buildings and all of its bridges away -
Chile Earthquake
This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 700 people. The death toll was never fully resolved and two days later a volcano erupted that has been inactive for forty years -
Tohoku earthquake
This quake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 20,000 people. Triggered a tsunami and a nuclear power plant explosion emergency -
Sulawesi Earthquake
This quake had a magnitude 5.6 and death toll 832 people. Foreshocks three earlier and had occurred on the 40th anniversary of the city of Palu
