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Lisbon Earthquake
This earthquake was located in Portugal in Southern Great Britain. The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.5 Mw. The death toll was between 10,000 and 100,000. -
Krakatoa Eruption
The magnitude of the eruption was 8.9 Mw. There were 36,417 recorded deaths. This was the loudest explosion in recorded history. -
Aleutian Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1 Mw. There were about 165 deaths caused by the quake and tsunami. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 Mw. This was the msot powerful earthquake in recorded history. There were between 2,230 to 6,000 deaths. -
Good Friday Earthquake
This earthquake was the most powerful earthquake in North America and the second most powerful in the world. It had a magnitude of 9.2 Mw. There were 139 deaths. -
Sea of Japan Earthquake
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.8Mw. There were 104 dead or missing and 324 injured. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.0 Mw. There were around 2,183-2,700 deaths and thousands were injured. -
Sumatra Earthquake
The magnitude was 9.1 Mw. There were 227,898 deaths or missing people. -
Samoa Earthquake
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1 Mw. The quake caused 189 deaths. -
Chile Earthquake
The magnitude of the earthquake is 8.1 Mw. 525 people died and 25 went missing from the tsunami. -
Tohoku Earthquake
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.0 Mw. There were 15,893 deaths caused by the tsunami. The waves were up to 40.5 m high.
