Deadly Tsunamis-Megan Breslin

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

This had a magnitude of 9 and it killed an estimated 20,000 people. It reached heights of 7m.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

This caused the volcano to collapse into the ocean. It killed more than 36,000 people. It had a VEI of 5.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and caused a tsunami that killed 160 people.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 22, 1960

This 9.5 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

This 9.2 magnitude earthquake killed about 61 people.

Hokkaido Earthquake

Jul 12, 1993

This 7.2 magnitude earthquake killed about 120 people.

Papua New Guinea Earthquake

Jul 17, 1998

This 7.1 magnitude earthquake killed about 2100 people.

Sumatra Earthquake

Dec 26, 2004

This 9.1 magnitude earthquake killed about 230,000 people.

Samoa Earthquake

Sep 29, 2009

This 801 magnitude earthquake killed about 200 people.

Chile Earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

This 8.8 magnitude earthquake killed about 700 people.

Tohoku Earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

This 9.1 magnitude earthquake killed about 20,000 people.