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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Magnitude of Earthquake: 8.5-9
Death Toll: 50,000
Fact: A lot of people were in church when this quake hit. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
Magnitude of Earthquake: 6
Death Toll: 36,000
Fact: It was one of, if not the most deadly eruption in modern-day history. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 8.6
Death Toll: 173
Fact: Four out of five earthquakes in the United States are in Alaska -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude: 9.4-9.6
Death Toll: 1,655
Fact: The quake left about 2 million people homeless -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 131
Fact: Happened at 5:36 pm AKST on Good Friday 1964 -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude: 5
Death Toll: 41
Fact: 2.95 million homes lost power -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
Magnitude: 7
Death Toll: 2,183- 2,700
Fact: Caused a large undersea landslide which made the tsunami -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 226,000
The waves were as high as 30 feet -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Magnitude: 8
Death Toll: 192
It was two earthquakes, not one that triggered the tsunami -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude:8.8
Death Toll: 500
Fact: Caused widespread damage on land & the tsunami devasted coastal areas -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 18,000
Fact: Most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in history -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude: 7.7
Death Toll: 84
Fact: Two months after another earthquake