Deadly Tsunamis - Eva Rising

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

Magnitude: M 9
Death Toll: 20,000 people
Interesting Facts:
- Amplified to heights of 7 m (23 ft.).
- Killed more than 1/3 of the entire population of the Portuguese Capital.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

Magnitude: M 8.5
Death Toll: <36,000 people
Interesting Facts:
- Amplified to heights of 35 m (115ft.).
- The eruption generated the loudest sound ever recorded in history.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude: M 8.1
Death Toll: 160 people
Interesting Facts:
- Damages cost over $26 million to repair.
- The tsunami traveled at an average speed of roughly 490 MPH.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 23, 1960

Magnitude: M 9.5
Death Toll: 61 people
Interesting Facts:
- Shaking lasted for approximately 10 minutes.
- The tsunami left over 2 million people homeless.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude: M 9.2
Death Toll: 130 people
Interesting Facts:
- Second largest earthquake ever recorded.
- Felt from over 502,000 square miles.

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude: M 7.8
Death Toll: 120 people
Interesting Facts:
- The tsunami allowed for a large landslide to occur.
- Over 36 local rivers had been polluted and destroyed.

Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude: M 7.1
Death Toll: < 2,100 people
Interesting Facts:
- The tsunami was caused by a large undersea landslide.
- The max height of the tsunami was recorded being 59 feet.

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 16, 2004

Magnitude: M 9.1
Death Toll: 230,000 people
Interesting Facts:
- Estimated that the amount of energy released from the earthquake was equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs.
- The shaking lasted around 8-10 minutes.

Samoa Earthquake (Samoa Islands)

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude: M 8.1
Death Toll: 200 people
Interesting Facts:
- Damages were estimated to be around $124.4 million.
- It took around 2 years (2011) for the Island to fully recover.

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

Magnitude: M 8.8
Death Toll: 700 people
Interesting Facts:
- Damages cost more than $550 million.
- The tsunami left 2 million people homeless.

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude: M 9.1
Death Toll: < 20,000 people
Interesting Facts:
- That year, more than 5,000 aftershocks hit Japan after the earthquake.
- Japan's northern Honshu coastline dropped by 2ft after the tsunami.

Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

Sep 27, 2018

Magnitude: M 7.5
Death Toll: 4,350 people
Interesting Facts:
- The earthquakes epicenter was located in the mountainous Dongola Regency.
- Waves reached average heights of 20 feet.