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Libson Earthquake (Portugal)
On November first 20,000 people died. A devastating earthquake hit Portugal, causing a tsunami. Tsunami waves that crossed the Atlantic were amplified to 23 feet in the West Indies. n combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost totally destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
36,000 people died because of the volcano. The volcano had been dormant for 200 years before it erupted. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
A quake with the magnitude of 8.1 killed 160 people. It was so large and deep it triggered dozens of after shocks. Within an hour the quake prompted enough shaking to be picked up by seismometer around the world over the next 24 hours. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The quake killed 61 people with a magnitude of 9.5. It traveled 15 hours across the pacific ocean. The tremor caused localised tsunamis that severely battered the Chilean coast -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The Good Friday earthquake had a death toll of 130 with a magnitude of 9.2. $15 million dollars in damage was reported. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, and collapsing structures were all results. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
120 people were killed in the m7.8 quake. The island of Okushiri was hit he hardest with 165 casualties. The tsunami reached Okushiri between 2 and 7 minutes after the earthquake. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
The m7.1 quake killed 2100 people. The quake caused an undersea landslide. The undersea landslide lead to a devastating tsunami. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
230,000 deaths were caused by the m9.1 earthquake. It was formed when the Indian plate was subjected by the Buma plate.The earthquake was the third largest in the world since 1900. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Causing 200 deaths, the Samoa Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. This was an outer rise earthquake which don't happen very often. It was the 4th largest outer rise earthquake to be recorded by instrumentals since 1900. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
In the year 2010 the Chile Earthquake killed 700 with a magnitude of 8.8. The initial event caused hundreds of after shocks. Many of the aftershocks had a magnitude of 5 or greater. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
With a magnitude of 9.1 the Tohoku earthquake killed 20,000 people. More than 120,000 buildings were destroyed in the process. The earthquake causes a tsunami with 30-foot waves that damage several nuclear reactors in the area.
