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Lisbon Earthquake
The earthquake with a magnitude between 8.5 and 9.0Mw caused a tsunami with 20 foot waves and killed between 10,000 and 100,000 people and destroyed the city of Lisbon and other nearby areas. -
Krakatoa Eruption
The volcanic eruption of Krakatoa with the energy of 200 megatons of TNT destroyed 70% of the island and with the resulting tsunami killed 35,000. The ash cloud rose over 17 miles upward and the explosion was heard over 3,000 miles away. -
Aleutian Earthquake
The earthquake with a magnitude of 8.6Mw caused a tsunami with waves as high as 55 feet to hit Alaska, Hawaii, and the west coast U.S. The tsunami resulted in the deaths of 165-173 people. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
The earthquake with a magnitude between 9.4 and 9.6Mw caused a tsunami with 82 foot waves that impacted Chile and kill between 1,000 and 7,000 people. It is the strongest earthquake on record. -
Good Friday Earthquake
The earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2Mw caused a tsunami as high 220 feet in certain areas. Alaska and the U.S. west coast were impacted by the tsunami. The event killed 139 people. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
The earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7Mw caused a tsunami as high as 104 feet. The quake and tsunami killed 230 people all together. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
The earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0Mw caused a tsunami as high as 49 feet. The disaster killed between 2,100 and 2,700 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake
The earthquake with a magnitude between 9.1 and 9.3Mw caused a tsunami with waves as high as 100 feet and killed about 230,000 people. It is the deadliest natural disaster in history. -
Samoa Earthquake
The earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1mW caused a tsunami with waves as high as 46 feet and killed 189 people in Samoa and nearby islands. -
Chile Earthquake
The earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8Mw caused several tsunamis of about 10 feet that impacted Chile. 525 died and 25 were left missing due to the disaster. -
Tohoku Earthquake
The earthquake with a magnitude between 9.0 and 9.1Mw caused a tsunami with waves as high as 133 feet and killed 15,896 in total. The tsunami also triggered a nuclear meltdown in Fukushima.
