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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
It had a magnitude of 8.5 to 9 and a death toll of 30,000. It is known as the Great Lisbon earthquake and Struck on the morning of Feast of all Saints. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/ Sumatra)
It had a Magnitude of 8.5 and a death toll of 36,417. The sound was heard at 50 locations around the world. -
Aluetian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude was 8.1 and the death toll was 160. It earthquake happened in Alaska and traveled 5 hours to reach Hawaii. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude was 9.5 and the death toll was 61. The wave crossed the pacific for 15 hours. Hilo, on the main island, was the hardest hit in Hawaii. It was also called the Valdivia earthquake. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
It had a magnitude of 9.2 and a death toll of 130. This earthquake released 500 years of stress buildup. It is also the 2nd most powerful tsunami is U.S history. The largest wave had a height of 220 feet. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
It had a magnitude of 7.8 and a death toll of 128. Within 2-5 minutes of the quake the first waves hit Japan. The cost of property damage was around $600 million. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
It had a magnitude of 7.1 and a death toll of 2100. A submarine landslide made the wave. The aftershocks lasted through the night and later villagers heard bubbling from the ocean. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
It had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 230,000. The wave devastated the coast line because there where no defenses. The pacific ocean centers picked it up and tried to warn them but to no avail. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
It had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 200. The wave was at least 72 feet tall. It costed over $200 million in damages. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
It had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 700. The earthquake was a mega thrust that happened off the coast of south central Chile. The highest wave was 95 feet. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
It had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 20,000. It was the strongest earthquake recorded in Japanese history. The highest wave was 135 feet tall and it caused a nuclear meltdown. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
It had a magnitude of 7.5 and a death toll of 2,000. 2.4 million people were affected. The tsunami waves were 13 to 23 feet tall. The earthquake cause soil liquefaction in areas around Palau.