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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
M 8.5-9 earthquake with a death toll of about 60,000 people.
It killed more than 1/3 of the entire population of the Portuguese capital. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
M 8.5 earthquake with a death toll of about 36,417 people.
The force was about 13,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
M 8.6 earthquake with a death toll between about 163-173 people.
It had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI and created over $26 million in damage. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
An M 9.5 earthquake with a death toll of about 1,655 people.
Scientists estimate that this earthquake shifted Earth's axis and shortened the length of a day by 1.26 microseconds. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
An M 9.2 earthquake with a death toll of about 131 people.
It's the 2nd largest ever recorded earthquake in North America. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
An M 7.8 earthquake with a death toll of about 230 people.
It triggered a major tsunami that reached as far as Southeastern Russia. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
An M 7.0 earthquake with a death toll of about 2,200 people.
The maximum height of the tsunami raves reached around 49 feet tall. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
An M 9.1 earthquake with a death toll of about 230,000 people. it released the equivalent of 23,000 Hiroshima bombs. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
An M 8.1 earthquake with a death toll of about 192 people.
It was a doublet earthquake. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
An M 8.8 earthquake with a death toll of about 779 people. The Santiago airport and the port of Talcahuano were severely damaged. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
An M 9.1 earthquake with a death toll of about 18,000 people.
More than 5,000 aftershocks hit Japan in the year after the earthquake. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
An M 7.5 earthquake with a death toll of about 4,340 people.
It affected over 2.4 million people in total.