Deadly Tsunamis - Evan Baker

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

m(8.5) - Earthquake, Tsunami, and fire that crossed the Atlantic and killed between 10,000-100,000 people.

Krakatoa Earthquake (Java/Sumatra)

Aug 27, 1883

Explosion of a volcano caused the top of the volcano to fall in the ocean. Destroyed 163 villages and killed 36,000 people.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 22, 1960

m(9.5)- Chile earthquake triggereda tsunami after traveling for 15 hours across pacific ocean and killed 61 people.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

m(9.2) - Alaska Earthquake that generated deadly tsunami in Alaska and California and killed 130 people.

Aluetian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1964

m(8.1) - earthquake produced by a tsunami in the hawaiin islands and killed 160 people

Sea Of Japan

Jul 12, 1993

m(7.8) earthquake in Sea of Japan that caused a tsunami in Okushiri Island Japan and killed 120 people

Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

m(7.1) - A Papua New guinea Earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami and killed over 2,100 people.

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

m(9.1) - Sumatra earthquake generated a tsunami and killed 230,000 people.

Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

Sep 29, 2009

m(8.1) Samoa Earthquake generated a tsunami and killed 200 people.

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

m(8.8) - Chile earthquake generated a tsnami that killed 700 people.

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

m(9.1) - Japan earthquake generated a tsunami and killed 20,000 people.