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Lisbon Earthquake
The Earthquake had a magnitude of M9 and killed 20,000 people. The royal family left the city on the day of the earthquake. Finland and North Africa felt the shakes of the quake. -
Krakatoa Eruption
The Earthquake was caused by a volcano collapse killed 36,000 people. The waves of the tsunami were felt in South Africa. The waves tossed 600 ton of coral onto the shores. -
Aleutian Earthquake
The Earthquake had a magnitude of M8.1 and killed 160 people. The waves took 4.5 hours to reach Hawaii. Many people thought the warning was a joke because it was April fools day. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
The Earthquake had a magnitude of M9+ and killed 61 people. Chile created a disasters committee after the event to help be more prepared for natural disasters. Native tribes made human sacrifices after the event to prevent more disasters. -
Good Friday Earthquake Alaska
The Earthquake had a magnitude of M8.3 and killed people. The Earthquake lasted 4 minutes and 38 seconds. Waves hit Canada and washed away 55 homes. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
The Earthquake had a magnitude of M7.8 and killed 120 people.
This was the second deadly tsunami to hit Japan in 10 years. The tsunami cause $600 million in property loss. -
Papau New Guinea Quake
The Earthquake had a magnitude of M7.1 and killed 2,100 people.The Tsunami took out entire villages. Survivors aid the waves sounds like a plane landing. -
Sumatra Quake
The Earthquake had a magnitude of M9.1+ and killed 230,000 people. The Tsunami did 15 billion damage. The tsunami took anywhere from 15 minutes to hours to hit land. -
Samoa Earthquake
The Earthquake had a magnitude of M8.1 and killed 200 people. The tsunami had 4 waves which where 15 to 20 feet tall. -
Chile Earthquake
The Earthquake had a magnitude of M8.8 and killed 700 people. There was 3 aftershocks and one had a magnitude of M6.2. The tsunami cost insurance companies anywhere from 4 to 7 billion. -
Tohoku Earthquake
The Earthquake had a magnitude of M9.1 and killed 20,000 people. This was he strongest earthquake to ever hit Japan. 121,778 building collapse because of this natural disaster. -
Sulawesi Earthquake
The Earthquake had a magnitude of M9.1 and killed 4,340 people.150 after shocks hit the region. The waves were much bigger than was expected when telling people to evacuate.
