Deadly Tsunamis- Eleni Bandy

By 19ebandy

  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    The Lisbon Earthquake happened in Portugal on November 1st, 1755. It had a magnitude of 9.0 and killed many people. It was such a damaging earthquake that the death toll ranges from 10,000 to 100,000. It affected the kingdoms of Spain and Morocco as well as Southern Great Britain and Ireland.

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    The Krakatoa Eruption happened on August 26, 1883 in Sumatra. The magnitude or VEI was 6 and the death toll was at least 36,417. The eruption destroyed 2/3 of the island. Those two-thirds nearly disappeared.

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    The Aleutian Earthquake occurred on April 1st, 1946. It took place in Alaska. The magnitude was 8.6 with a range of 165-173 casualties. It caused about $26 million in damage.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    The Great Chilean Earthquake in Chile happened on May 23rd, 1960. The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.4-9.6 with 5,000 deaths. The earthquake caused waves that reached up to 82 feet.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    The Good Friday Earthquake in Alaska happened on March 27th, 1964. The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2. The death toll was 139 people. It lasted 4 minutes and 38 seconds.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    The Hokkaido Earthquake in Japan was on July 12th, 1993. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 and a death toll of 230. It also affected southeastern Russia.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
    The Papua New Guinea Quake occurred July 7, 1998. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 and killed 2,183-2,700 people. The earthquake occurred on a reverse fault and triggered a landslide.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    The Sumatra Earthquake took place in Indonesia. It was December 26th, 2004. It had a magnitude of 9.1. The death toll was 230,000. The earthquake lasted 15 seconds.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    The Samoa Earthquake in the Samoan Islands happened September 29th, 2009. The magnitude was 8.1. The death toll was 160. The earthquake occurred near a trench.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    This second Earthquake in Chile, The Chile Earthquake hit on February 27th in 2010. The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 525. It lasted a total of 3 minutes.

  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    The Tohoku Earthquake hit Japan on March 3rd in 2011.The earthquake had a magnitude of 9. The death toll was 15,894. The earthquake caused tsunami waves to hit Japan. It caused severe damage and destruction.