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Lisbon Earthquake, Protugal
The magnitude was 9.0 with an estimated death toll of 20,000 people. 85% of Lisbon's buildings were destroyed. Of the buildings that survived the earthquake, several collapsed in the fire caused by the earthquake. -
Krakatoa Eruption, Java/Sumatra
The Krakatoa volcano exploded which caused the top of said volcano to detach and fall into the ocean causing a tsunami 115+ feet high. The tsunami caused over 36,000 casualties. The volcanic eruption generated the loudest sound ever reported in history. -
Aleutian Earthquake, Alaska
The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 160 people. The islands separate the Pacific and Bering Sea and are notorious for having strong winds and large waves. -
Great Chilean Earthquake, Chile
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and caused 61 deaths. This was the most powerful earthquake recorded in history. The rupture zone stretched between 311-621 miles along Chile's coast. -
Good Friday Earthquake, Alaska
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and caused around 130 deaths. The wave reached Hawaii islands 4.5 hours after the quake. 488 buildings were demolished and 936 more were damaged. -
Hokkaido Earthquake, Japan
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 with a death toll of 230 people. The earthquake caused both a tsunami and a large-scale landslide. It only took 2-5 minutes for the waves to hit the coast. -
Papau New Guinea Earthquake, Papau New Guinea
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 which caused a landslide and a tsunami. There were more than 2,100 casualties. The tsunami was thought to have been caused by a 2m vertical drop in the Pacific Plate along a 25-mile-long fault. -
Sumatra Earthquake, Indonesia
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and caused around 230,000 deaths. The tsunami heights in Sumatra were up to 30m. -
Samoa Earthquake, Somoan Islands
The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of around 200 people. Within the first two minutes after the initial earthquake there were two more 7.8 earthquakes follow. -
Chile Earthquake, Chile
The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and killed around 700 people. GPS data indicated that the entire city of Conception, Chile moved westward 3m. -
Tohoku Earthquake, Japan
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of more than 20,000 people—the largest magnitude recorded in Japan. Japan felt shaking for three to five minutes. -
Sulawesi Earthquake, Indonesia
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5 and killed around 4,300 people. The tsunami was approximately 20 feet tall, which was twice the expected height.