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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
(~M9) Killed an Estimated 20,000 People. Tsunami waves that crossed the Atlantic Ocean amplified heights of 7m (~23ft.) or more in the West Indies. -
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Most Damaging Tsunamis
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Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
Violent explosion of Krakatoa Volcano. The sudden collapse produced a giant tsunami more than 35m (~115ft.) high that destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake ( Alaska )
(M8.1) Produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people. -
Great Chilean Earthquake ( Chile )
(M9.5) Triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15hrs. across the Pacific Ocean. -
Good Friday Earthquake ( Alaska)
(M9.2) Generated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people in Alaska and California. -
Sea of Japan Earthquake ( Japan )
(M7.8) Caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
(M7.1) Triggered submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake (I ndonesia )
(M9.1) generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people. -
Samoa Earthquake ( Samoan Island )
(M8.1) Generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake
(M8.8) Generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Tohoku Earthquake ( Japan )
(M9.1) Generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people.
