Deadly Tsunamis- Maddie Urban

Libson Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

M(9) Earthquakle that created a tsunami and a fire. Killed about 20,000 people.

Krakatoa Eruption

Aug 27, 1883

Explosion of a volcano caused the top of the volcano to fall in the ocean. Destoryed 165 villages and killed at least 36,000 people.

Great Chilean Earthquake

May 22, 1960

M(9.5) Triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean.

Good Friday Earthquake

Mar 27, 1964

M(9.2) Killed 130 people in Alaska and California.

Aleutian Earthquake

Apr 1, 1964

M(8.1) Produces a tsunami in the Hawaii islands that killed 160 people.

Sea of Japan

Jul 12, 1993

M(7.8) Killed 120 people in Okushiri Island, Japan.

Papua New Guinea

Jul 17, 1998

M(7.1) Created a submarine landslide and killed more than 2100 people.

Sumatra Earthquake

Dec 26, 2004

M(9.1) killed 230,000 people.

Samoa Earthquake

Sep 29, 2009

M(8.1) killed about 200 people.

Chile Earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

M(8.8) killed 700 people in coastal towns.

Tohoku Earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

M(9.0) Damages estimated to be at $300 Billion. The death toll is 15, 893.