Deadly Tsunamis - Madison Fuimano

Lisbon Earthquake - Portugal

Nov 1, 1775

Magnitude - 8.5
Death Toll - 100,000
Fact - Fires started by the earthquake burned for 5 days

Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatra

Aug 26, 1883

Magnitude - 6
Death Toll - 36,417
Fact - Loudest sound ever reported in history

Aleutian Earthquake - Alaska

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude - 8.6
Death Toll- 170
Fact - Over $26 million in damage

Great Chilean Earthquake - Chile

May 23, 1960

Magnitude - 9.5
Death Toll - 5,000
Fact - Most powerful earthquake in recorded history

Good Friday Earthquake - Alaska

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude - 9.2
Death Toll - 139
Fact - Caused by an oceanic plate sinking under a continental plate

Hokkaido Earthquake - Japan

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude - 7.7
Death Toll - 230
Fact - The epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea of Japan

Papua New Guinea Quake - Papua New Guinea

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude - 7.0
Death Toll - 2,200
Fact - Left about 9,500 homeless

Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia

Dec 26, 2004

Magnitude - 9.1
Death Toll - 227,898
Fact - Undersea mega-thrust caused by rupture along the fault between the Burma plate and Indian plate

Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude - 8.0
Death Toll - 189
Fact - Occurred in an existential environment

Chile Earthquake - Chile

Feb 27, 2010

Magnitude - 8.8
Death Toll - 500
Fact - Washed away docks, river fronts, and seaside resorts

Tohoku Earthquake - Japan

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude - 9.0
Death Toll - 15,894
Fact - The total damage was $360 billion worth

Sulawesi Earthquake - Indonesia

Sep 27, 2018

Magnitude - 7.5
Death Toll - 832
Fact - The deadliest earthquake of 2018