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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The Lisbon Earthquake had an magnitude of 8.5. It had a death toll of about 60,000 people. It was one of Europe's worst natural disasters. It had a 20 feet high tsunami at Lisbon, and a 65 feet high tsunami at Cadiz, Spain. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The Krakatoa Eruption had an VEI of 6. The death toll was around 36,000 people. It was one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in modern history. The volcano generated the loudest sound ever recorded in modern history. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The Aleutian Earthquake had an magnitude of 8.6. There were about a 165-173 casualties. It caused the U.S $26 million dollars in damages. It triggered a tsunami in Hawaii, even though it's epicenter was very far away. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The Great Chilean Earthquake had a 9.5 magnitude. The Death Toll was around 1,655 people. It was the largest earthquake ever recorded. It triggered a tsunami that crossed the Pacific Ocean. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The Good Friday Earthquake had an magnitude of 9.2. The Death Toll was about 131 people. It was the most powerful earthquake in North American History. The earthquake had effects felt as far as California and Hawaii. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The Hokkaido Earthquake had an magnitude of 7.8. The Death Toll was around 230 people. The Earthquake triggered a tsunami which was the largest in Japan's history. Eyewitnesses reported that the seawater was "Foamed" as the tsunami approached due to methane gas. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The Papua New Guinea Earthquake had an magnitude of 7.0. The Death Toll was between 2,183, and 2,700 people. It caused a submarine landslide, which led to a tsunami. Some coastal villages experienced salt water contamination of their wells after the tsunami. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The Sumatra Earthquake had an magnitude of 9.1. The Death Toll was around 230,000 people. One of the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded in history. Some tsunami waves reached heights of over a 100 feet. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The Samoa Earthquake had an magnitude of 8.0. The Death Toll was about 192 people. It triggered a tsunami up to 72 feet. The Pacific Tsunami warning center issued a warning but it was not broadcasted everywhere. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The Chile Earthquake had an magnitude of 8.8. The Death Toll was about 525 people. The fault rupture was 310 miles long and 62 miles wide. It caused a black out for 93% of Chile's population. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The Tohoku Earthquake had an magnitude of 9.1. The Death Toll was about 18,000 people. The earthquake was the largest ever recorded in Japan. The tsunami led to the meltdown of three nuclear reacter's. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The Sulawesi Earthquake had an magnitude of 7.5. The Death Toll was about 3,879 people. 310 health facilities, and 1300 schools were damaged or destroyed. The port crane collapsed in Pantalon.