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Libson Earthquake (Portugal)
Magnitude: 8.5-9.0
Death Toll: 10,000-100,000
Many people were worshipping in church when the earthquake happened. The Royal family was not in the city during the earthquake or tsunami. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
Magnitude: 6 VEI
Death Toll: 36,000
The sun was blocked out for several days because of the volcanic fallout in the atmosphere. The eruption generated the loudest sound ever. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 8.6
Death Toll: 165-173
As the first wave came in and receded, the water in the bay seemed to disappear. An enormous wave estimated 100 feet high smashed into a lighthouse 30 feet above sea level, killing everyone in it instantly. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude: 9.4-9.6
Death Toll: 1,000-7,000
It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. It left over 2 million people homeless. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 139
The tallest tsunami wave was 219 feet high in Shoup Bay. In Chenega, 25 of the 76 residents drowned in a tsunami. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude: 7.7
Death Toll: 230
A total of 558 houses were destroyed. The western shore of Okushiri
island subsided by at least 80cm. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
Magnitude: 7.0
Death Toll: 2183-2700
A submarine landslide generated by the earthquake created the tsunami. Rotting dead bodies that remained in the lagoon spread diseases and the government sealed off and entire area. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Magnitude: 9.1-9.3
Death Toll: 227,898
The tsunami waves traveled across the Indian ocean at 500mph. The earthquake caused a shift in the Earths mass that changed the planets rotation. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 189
The tsunami was caused by three earthquakes occurring within minutes of each other. The U.S sent the military in to provide relief efforts. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude: 8.8
Death Toll: 525
80 percent of the people in Chile felt severe shaking. It damaged 370,000 homes. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude: 9
Death Toll: 15,897
Tsunami debris has continued to wash up on North American beaches years later. More than 120,000 buildings were destroyed. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude: 7.5
Death toll: 4,340
More than 90 percent of the buildings had been destroyed. The tsunami was caused by an undersea landslide.
