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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.5-9.0. The death toll was an estimated 30,000-50,000. The earthquake struck on All Saints Day, and one third of the city of Cadiz' people were killed. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra
The eruption was a VEI 6. The death toll was an estimated 36,417 people. Explosions from the eruption could be heard from 3,000 miles away and human skeletons continued washing up for about a year after. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.6. The estimated death toll was about 165-173 people. This resulted in over $26,000,000 in damages, and the tsunami waves traveled across the ocean at 500 mph. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.4-9.6. The death toll was an estimated 1,000-6,000 people. Hundreds were already reported dead before the tsunami even hit, and there were entire houses seen floating down rivers after it occurred. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of the earthquake was about 9.2. The death toll was an estimated 131 people. This was the most powerful earthquake in North American history, and there were 20 small tsunamis along with the major one. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of this earthquake was about 7.7. The death toll was an estimated 230 people. After the earthquake, fires broke out causing even more damage, and 5 minutes after, a warning for a tsunami was given, but it was already too late. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude of this earthquake was about 7.0. The death toll was an estimated 2,183-2,700 people. The earthquake caused a massive underwater landslide, and the government had to seal off the area due to diseases caused by dead bodies floating in near by water sources. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1-9.3. The death toll was an estimated 227,898 people. The earthquake killed people in 14 countries, and was the third largest earthquake ever recorded. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. The death toll was estimated to be at least 189 people. Children especially were killed, and the tsunami waves were 15-20 feet high. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.8. The death toll was an estimated 525 people. Tsunami warnings were issued in 53 countries, and it costed insurance companies $4-7 billion. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.0-9.1. The death toll was about 15,899 people. This earthquake was the most powerful one ever recorded in Japan, and hundreds of evacuation sites were completely washed away during the tsunami. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.5. the death toll was estimated to be about 4,340 people. A 6.1 magnitude tremor had occurred earlier that day, and the liquefaction that occurred was said to be the largest in the world.