Deadly Tsunamis - Matteo D'Addezio

Libson Earthquake

Oct 1, 1755

Magnitude 8.5
Death Toll - 50,000 -
Many people were worshipping in church when the earthquake occured.

Krakatoa Earthquake

Aug 26, 1883

Magnitude 6 Death Toll 36,417 -
165 villages or towns were destroyed in by the earthquake.

Aleutian Earthquake

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude 8.1 Death Toll 131 -
Tsunamis were responsible for some of the deaths.

Great Chilean Earthquake

May 23, 1960

Magnitude 9.4 Death Toll 1,655 - The earthquake left about 2 million people homeless

Good Friday Earthquake

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude 9.2 Death Toll 131 - It revealed that oceanic plates are shoved under continents

Hokkaido Earthquake

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude 4.3 Death Toll 239 - It formed a deadly tsunami which was devastating at Okushiri

Papua New Guinea Earthquake

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude 7.5 Death Toll 125 - The earthquake arrived 10 minutes later then the scientists expected.

Sumatra Earthquake

Dec 26, 2004

Magnitude 9.1 Death Toll 230,000 - The energy released by the earthquake was equivalent to 23,000 hiroshima bombs.

Samoa Earthquake

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude 9.1 Death Toll 200 - Two large earthquakes struck between Samoa and American Samoa, which is a U.S territory.

Chile Earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

Magnitude 8.8 Death Toll 700 - The tsunami caused widespread damage on land.

Tohoku Earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude 9.1 Death 18,000 - There were several of thousands of victims who never recovered.

Sulawesi Earthquake

Sep 27, 2018

Magnitude 4.9 Death Toll 108 - A few month earlier Central Sulawesi got hit with a 7.1 magnitude earthquake.