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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
(M 9.0) The tsunami and fire it caused along with the initial earthquake killed an estimated 20,000 people -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
(M 9.1) Generated a tsunami that killed roughly 230,000 people -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The top of the volcano collapsed in the ocean and caused a tsunami that killed more than 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
(M 8.1) Caused a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
(M 9.5) Triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
(M 9.2) Generated a tsunami that killed around 230 people in Alaska and California -
Sea of Japan Earthquake (Japan)
(M 7.8) Caused a tsunami that killed 120 people -
Papau New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
(M 7.1) Triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami and killed more than 2100 people -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
(M 8.1) Generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
(M 8.8) Generated a tsunami that killed 700 people -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
(M 9.1) Generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people
