Deadly Tsunamis--Kendall Dunn

1755 Lisbon Tsunami

Nov 1, 1755

1. occurred in 1755
2. occurred in Lisbon, Portugal
3. Magnitude 9
4. killed around 20,000 people

1883 Krakatoa Volcano Eruption/Tsunami

Aug 26, 1883

1. occurred in 1883
2. Krakatoa volcano in the Sundra Strait in Indonesia
3. no magnitude; VEI of 6
4. more than 36,000 people

1946 Aleutians Earthquake/Hawaiian Islands Tsunamis

Apr 1, 1946

1. occurred in 1946
2. earthquake occurred in the Aleutians, which led to a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands
3. magnitude 8.1
4. killed about 160 people

1960 Chile Earthquake

May 22, 1960

1. occurred in 1960
2. occurred in Chile/Hawaii
3. magnitude 9.5
4. killed around 61 people

1964 Alaska Earthquake/Tsunami

Mar 27, 1964

1. occurred in 1964
2. occurred across Alaska
3. magnitude 9.2
4. killed about 130 people

1993 Hokkaido Earthquake/Tsunami

Jul 12, 1993

1. occurred in 1993
2. occurred on Okushiri Island, Japan
3. magnitude 7.8
4. killed 120 people

1998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake/Tsunami

Jul 17, 1998

1. occurred in 1998
2. occurred in Papua New Guinea
3. magnitude 7.1
4. killed more than 2100 people

2004 Sumatra Earthquake/Tsunami

Dec 26, 2004

1. occurred in 2004
2. occurred in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Sumatra
3. magnitude 9.1
4. killed about 230,000 people

2009 Samoa Earthquake/Tsunami

Sep 29, 2009

1. occurred in 2009
2. occurred in Samoa
3. magnitude 8.1
4. killed about 200 people

2010 Chile Earthquake/Tsunami

Feb 27, 2010

1. occurred in Chile
2. occurred in 2010
3. magnitude 8.8
4. killed about 700 people

2011 Japan Earthquake/Tsunami

Mar 11, 2011

1. occurred in 2011
2. occurred off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku
3. magnitude 9.1
4. killed over 20,000 people