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Libson Earthquake (Portugal)
M-9.0 earthwuake produced a tsunami that along with the earthquake and resulting fire killed about 20,000 people. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The explosion of the volcano resulted in the volcano to collapse into the ocean. This destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
M-8.1 earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
M-9.5 triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
M-9.2 generated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people in Alaska and California. -
Sea of Japan Earthquake (Japan)
M-7.8 caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Oku Shiri Island, Japan. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
M-7.1 earthquake triggered a submarine landslide tha produced a tsunami that filled more than 2100 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
M-9.1 generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
M-8.1 generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
M-8.8 killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
M-9.1 killed over 20,000 people.
