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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Had a magnitude of about 9.0 and killed 20 people and resulting fire . -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
No magnitude destroy 165 villages and more than 36,000 people was killed -
Aleutian Earthquake (Akaska)
Had a Magnitude of 8.1 and about 160 people was killed -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
Had a magnitude of 9.5 and Killed 61 people after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Had a magnitude of 9.2 and Killed 130 people in Alaska and California -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Had a magnitude of 7.8 and killed 120 people -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua new Guinea)
Had a magnitude of 7.1 and killed 2100 people -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed about 230,000 people (see case study 4.2: Indonesian Tsunami) -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed about 200 people -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Had a magnitude of 8.8 and killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed about 20,000 people.
