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Deadly Tsunamis-Mackenzie Kelly

By mackenziewkelly

  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    Death Toll: 20,000
    Magnitude: 9
    The tsunami alert was issued for the neighboring Makassar Strait, but was turned of shortly after due to the miscalculation of the tsunami's main wave.

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    Death Toll: 36,000
    Magnitude: 6
    When the volcano collapsed into the ocean it broke off over 600 tons of coral and washed and washed up onto the shore.
    28 of the deaths were of crewman from a steamship that was carried 1 mile inland.

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    Death Toll: 160
    Magnitude: 8.1
    It caused over $26 million in damage.
    The aftermath damaged Hawaiian islands and the city of Hilo, Hawaii.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    Death Toll: 61
    Magnitude: 9.5
    The main tsunami moved across the Pacific, and was still at the tall height of 10.6 meters (35 feet) when it reached Hawaii after striking Chile.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    Death Toll: 130
    Magnitude: 9.2
    The tsunami was caused by a "megathrust" earthquake that struck Alaska 15 miles below the Prince William Sound.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    Death Toll: 120
    Magnitude: 7.8
    It was reported afterwards that the western shore of Okushiri Island subsided by more than 80cm.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
    Death Toll: 2,100
    Magnitude: 7.1
    The lower floor of a 2 story building (Sissano Mission School) collapsed after being carried 65 meters by the tsunami.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    Death Toll: 230,000
    Magnitude: 9.1
    The total material losses in the Indian Ocean region were over $10 billion.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    Death Toll: 200
    Magnitude: 8.1
    The main shock affected the South Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone, and the surrounding extensional environment.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Death Toll: 700
    Magnitude: 8.8
    The earthquake that caused the tsunami lasted about 3 minutes.

  • Took Earthquake (Japan)

    Took Earthquake (Japan)
    Death Toll: 20,000
    Magnitude: 9.1
    The tsunami flooded more than 200 square miles of the land's coast.

  • Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
    Death Toll: 384
    Magnitude: 5.6
    The first tsunami alert issued was for the neighboring Makassar Strait.