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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9. The death toll was 20,000 people. It started with a estimate magnitude of 7.7 but turned into a 9. The earthquake was followed with a tsunami and a fire. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
This Volcano had a VEI of 6. The death toll was 36,000. They experienced 4 massive explosions over the course of 4.5 hours. The sun in that certain area of the explosion was blacked out for 3 days. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was a 8.1. The death took was 160 people. Shaking from earthquake lasted for more then 4 minutes which included landslides. The earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that killed many people. This tsunami was estimated to be around 100 feet. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of this earthquake was a 9.5. The death toll was 61 people. Scientists estimate that this earthquake shifted the Earth's axis. This was the largest earthquake recorded in the 20th century, followed with a tsunami. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was a 9.2. The death toll was 130 people. This earthquake caused a underwater landslide that washed away the waterfront area of Valdez. There was $5 million dollars in reported damage. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of the earthquake was a 7.8. The death toll was 120 people. This disaster caused death in Hokkaido and southern Russia. A 10 meter tsunami struck and swept away much of the urban area of the islands Aonae Cape. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude of this earthquake was a 7.1. The death toll was 2,100 people. After the earthquake there was large waves up to 4, 10, and 15 meters big. All structures were destroyed and 20-40% of the population was killed. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of this earthquake was a 9.1. The death toll was 230,00 people. This disaster was estimated to have released a equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima type atomic bombs. This left 1.7 million people homeless. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. The death pool was 200 people. This was caused by faulting of the Pacific Plate, east of the subduction zone between Pacific and Australian Plates. It took about a year or two to get many resorts back up and running. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of this earthquake was a 8.8. The death tool was 700 people. After the disaster Brazil, China, and Argentina have aid to Chile. It affected two million people and 1.5 million houses were destroyed. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of this earthquake was a 9.1. The death toll was 20,000 people. This earthquake shifted Earth on its axis by redistributing mass. Around 2,500 people still remain missing from this disaster. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.5. The death toll was 4,300 people. This was caused by movement on the Palu-Koro Fault. Around 4,400 people were seriously injured and over 200,000 people were displaced.