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The 1946 Aleutians Earthquake
The Aleutian earthquake took place near the Aleutian island in Alaska on April 1, 1946 with a 8.1 magnitude killing 167 people. It resulted with 26 million damage overall and killed all 5 lighthouse keepers. -
The 1960 Chile Earthquake
The 1960 Chile Earthquake occured off the coast of southern Chile on May 22, 1960 with a magnitude of 9.5 killing 5,000 people. It is by far the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. It pounded the coastline with waves up to 25 meters. -
The 1964 Alaska Earthquake
The 1964 Earthquake occurred East of the mouth of College Ford on March 27, 1964 with the magnitude of 9.2 killing 131 people. The Earth quake began at 5:36 pm. Mot of the 131 deaths were killed by tsunamis by underwater landslides. -
The 1993 Earthquake in the Sea of Japan
The 1993 Earthquake in Sea of Japan occurred near the Island of Hokkaido on July 12, 1993 with a 7.7 magnitude killing 239 people. -
The 1998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake occurred along its northern coast on July 17, 1998 with a 7. magnitude with 2,200 being killed. Was caused by a massive underwater landslide and occurred at 6:49pm. -
The 2004 Sumatra earthquake
The 2004 Sumatra Earthquake occurred along the West Coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia on December 26, 2004 with the magnitude of 9.1 killing 230,000 people. It caused the ocean floor to rise as much as 40meters, the first several 100 ft wave killed more than 100,000 people and pounded the city into rubble. -
The 2009 Samoa Earthquake
The 2009 Samoa Earthquake occurred midway between Samoa and American Samoa on September 29, 2009 with a 8.1 magnitude killing 192 people. The waves generated up to 22 meters. It was caused by stresses in the sub ducting oceanic plate induced by bending as the plate entered the trench.
