-
Earthquake Lisbon, Portugal
Year: 1755
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Magnitude of earthquake: 9
Death toll: 20,000 -
Krakatoa Volcano Collapse
Year: 1883
Location: Indonesia
Magnitude: (not applicable)
Death toll: More than 36,000 people -
Earthquake in Aleutians
Year: 1946
Location: Hawaii
Magnitude of earthquake: 8.1
Death toll: more than 160 -
Earthquake in Chile
Year: 1960
Location: Chile
Magnitude of earthquake: 9+
Death toll: >61 people killed in Hawaii as a result -
Alaskan Earthquake
Year:1964
Location: Alaska
Magnitude of earthquake: 8.3
Death toll: 130 people killed in Alaska and Hawaii -
Earthquake in the Sea of Japan
Year: 1993
Location: Sea of Japan
Magnitude of earthquake: 7.8
Death toll: Killed 120 people in Japan -
Submarine Landslide triggered by earthquake in Papa New Guinea
Year:1998
Location: Papa New Guinea
Magnitude: 7.1
Death toll: >2,100 people -
Earthquake in Samoa
Year:2009
Location: Samoa
Magnitude: 8.1
Death toll: killed about 200 people -
Earthquake in Chile
Year: 2010
Location: Chile
Magnitude: 8.8
Death toll: Killed about 700 people in coastal towns -
Earthquake in Japan
Year:2011
Location: Japan (Tohoku)
Magnitude: 9.1
Death toll: >20,000 people killed -
Sumatran Earthquake
Year: 2004
Location: Indian Ocean
Magnitude: 9.1+
Death toll: >230,000 people