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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Occurred on the holy day of All Saint's Day, and was hit in combination with fires and a tsunami. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
Winds from this eruption were felt as far away as New York City, and the explosion was heard more than 3,000 miles away. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
This resulted in over $26 million in damage, and the tsunami even reached the west coast of the United States -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, and it devastated Hilo, Hawaii, and even effected Japan and the Philippines. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Lasting only 4 minutes and 38 seconds, this was the most powerful North American earthquake, second in world history, -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The island of Okushiri was hardest hit during this disaster, with 165 casualties. Only 2 to 5 minutes after the earthquake, a huge tsunami hit. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
Quake caused a large undersea landslide, which triggered a tsunami. The tsunami raised awareness to scientists of earthquakes to trigger tsunamis. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
This had the largest duration of faulting ever observed, and even caused the entire planet to vibrate 1 centimeter. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Sadly, mostly children were killed, and Tonga, Samoa, and American Samoa were the most affected areas. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The intense shaking lasted for 3 minutes, and tsunami warnings were issued in 53 countries. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
1,000's of lives were lost in the tsunami, and entire towns were devastated. The tsunami cause nuclear accidents, the 7 meltdowns at 3 reactors in the Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Plant Complex.
