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Lisbon Earthquake
- killed around 20 thousand people
- 8.5-9 M
- combination of earthquake, fire, and tsunami
- the tsunami struck 45 min. after earthquake
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Krakatoa Volcano
- killed over 36 thousand people
- destroyed 165 villages
- 70% of the island was destroyed
- Flew 115 feet in the air
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Aleutian Islands Earthquake
- 160 people were killed
- 8.1 M
- resulted in $26 million in damage
- Maximum intensity of IV
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Valdiva Earthquake
- killed 5,700 people (61 which were in Hawaii)
- 9.5 M
- it traveled across the Pacific Ocean and hit Hawaii
- its lasted 10 minutes in Chile
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Alaska Earthquake
- killed about 130 people
- also known as the Good Friday Earthquake since it happened on Good Friday
- 9.2 M
- it caused $331 million in damage
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Hokkaidō Earthquake
- killed around 120 people
- 7.8 M
- it happened in the Sea of Japan
- caused deaths in Hokkaido and in southeastern Russia
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Papua New Guinea Earthquake
- killed over 2,100 people
- 7.1 M
- thousands of people had gotten injured
- VIII intensity
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Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
- 9.1 M
- 230 thousand people were killed
- happened in Indonesia
- also affected India (Sri Lanka)
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Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami
- killed around 200 people
- 8.1 M
- over $200 million in damage
- largest number of deaths caused by a tsunami in the 21st century
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Chile Earthquake
- killed about 700 people
- 8.8 M
- intense shaking that lasted for three minutes
- occurred on the coast of central Chile
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Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami
- killed over 20 thousand people
- 9.1 M
- tsunami had 30 foot waves
- largest earthquake to ever hit Japan
