Deadly Tsunamis - Mikhela Poobalan & Izzy Ebright

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

the earthquake had a magnitude of M9.0, and the death toll was 20,000. the Portugal earthquake disrupted the country's continental ambitions. the shaking was felt as far as Morocco.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

the eruption had a magnitude of VEI6.0, and the death toll was 36,000. the top of the volcano collapsed into the ocean, and this collapse then produced a tsunami.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

this earthquake had a magnitude of M8.1 and the death toll was 160 people. the earthquake triggered a tsunami in Hawaii during the middle of the night. this disaster caused 26 million dollars in damages.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 23, 1960

this earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and killed 61 people. this was the highest earthquake ever recorded. the rupture zone was 311 miles by 621. this disaster left 2 million people homeless.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

this earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2, and a death toll of 130 people. it lasted 4 minutes and 38 seconds. this earthquake also released 500 years worth of stress.

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

this earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and killed 120 people. it occurred because the fault dipped 24 degrees to the east. there were 600 million dollars worth of damage.

Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

this earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6 and a death toll of 2,100 people. this disaster occurred due to an underwater landslide from the earthquake. New Guinea sits on a complex zone of colliding tectonic plates (Australian plate and Pacific).

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

this earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 230,000. along the sunda megathrust, the indo-australian plate was being sub-ducted by the Eurasian plate

Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

Sep 29, 2009

this earthquake's magnitude was 8.1 and the death toll was 200 people. 2 large earthquakes hit the islands. the tsunami waves were about 72 feet tall.

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

this earthquake's magnitude was 8.8 and the death toll was 700 people. this earthquake caused 30 billion dollars in damage. 93% of Chile was affected with a blackout, for several days.

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

the magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1 and the death toll was 20,000 people. the earthquake lasted 6 minutes. the tsunami waves were recorded to be 132 feet high.

Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

Sep 27, 2018

the magnitude of this earthquake was 6.2 and killed 10.700 people. this earthquake caused soil liquefaction. this lead to mudflows. buildings were submerged and caused more deaths and missing persons.