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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The shocks from the Earthquake were felt across Europe
85% of Lisbon's buildings were destroyed
The magnitude was 8.5-9.0 and there were 30,000-50,000 casualties -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
It was the deadliest volcanic event in history
The seismic activity continued into February 1884
The VEI was 6 and there were 36,417 casualties -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The waves traveled at 500 mph
There was over $26 Million dollars in damage
The magnitude was 8.6 and there were 165-173 casualties -
Great Chilean Earthquake
It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded
It lasted for 10 minutes
The magnitude was 9.4-9.6 and there were 1,000-6,000 casualties -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
It occurred on Good Friday
There was over $300 million dollars in damages
The magnitude was 9.2 and there were 131 casualties -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
It caused a tsunami immediately after the earthquake
A rupture occurred on a fault that dipped at 24 degrees to the east
The magnitude was 7.7 and there were 230 casualties -
Papua New Guinea Quake
It raised awareness among scientists
Villages moved their buildings back away from the sea
The magnitude was 7.0 and there were 2,183-2,700 casualties -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The slip took two phases in several minutes
The energy released was equivalent to over 1,500 times the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb
The magnitude was 9.1-9.3 and there were 227,898 casualties -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
It was the largest earthquake of 2009
The waves measured 46 feet on the Samoan Coast
The magnitude was 8.1 and there were 189 casualties -
Chile Earthquake
There were tsunami warnings issued in 53 countries
The earthquake generated a huge blackout
The magnitude was 8.8 and there were 525 casualties -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
It is referred to as the Great East Japan Earthquake
It was the most powerful earthquake recorded in Japan
The magnitude was 9.0-9.1 and there were 15,899 casualties -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
It caused major soil liquification
It happened on the 40th anniversary of the city of Palu
The magnitude was 7.5 and there were 4,340 casualties
