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Gibson Earthquake (Portugal)
Magnitude of 9
Death Toll of 20,000 people
-Before the earthquake, it was on of the most beautiful cities in Europe
-Only 30 minutes after the earthquake hit, the tsunami hit the city -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/ Sumatra)
Magnitude of 6
Death Toll of 36,000 people
-It generated the loudest sound ever in history
- Fired up hot ash 50 miles into the air -
Aleutian Earthquake (Earthquake)
Magnitude of 8.1
Death toll of 160 people
-Caused $26 million in damage
- The tsunami waves were 45-130 feet in height -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude of 8.8
Death Toll of 1,655 people
- the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in history
-Cost $2 billion in damage -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude of 9.2
Death toll of 139 people
- 2nd most powerful earthquake ever recorded
- The old town of Valdez was abandoned after the quake -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude of 6.7
Death toll of 44 people
- Most of the destruction occurred in Sapporo
-30 million households lost electricity -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
Magnitude of 7.1
Death Toll of 2,100 people
-It is one of the poorest countries and sits on the ring of fire
-It killed 3 people in Java -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude of 9.1
Death Toll of 230,000
- was caused by the slippage about 600 miles of the boundary between the India and Burma plates off the west coast of northern Sumatra -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Magnitude of 8.1
Death Toll of 200 people
-Took place in the pacific ocean
- Largest earthquake of 2009
-The waves measured 46ft -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude of 8.8
Death Toll of 700 people
- A 2014 study contended the water pressure built up between the two plates had been a catalyst -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude of 9.1
Death Toll of over 20,000
-Material damage from the earthquake is estimated at $300 billion -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude of 7.5
Death Toll of 400 people
-There was no warning before the 10 foot tsunami
