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Lisbon Earth Quake
This magnitude 9 earthquake produced a tsnumai resulting in fire and killing an estimated 20,000 people. The tsunami waves were around 7m high. -
Krakatoa Eruption
Krakatoa was a volcano in the Sundra Straits. Part of the volcano fell into the ocean during its eruption creating a 35m high tsunami. This tsunami destroyed 165 villages and killed 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake
This was an 8.1 magnitude earthquake that struck in Alaska creating a huge tsunami wave that traveled all the way to Hawaii killing 160 people. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
A magnitude 9.5 earthquake struck Chile killing 61 people in Hawaii after a tsnunami traveled 15 hours across the ocean. -
Good Friday Earthquake
A magnitude 9.2 earthquake that struck in Alaska created a deadly tsunami that killed 130 people total in Alaska and California. -
Sea of Japan Earthquake
A magniutde 7.8 earathquake hit Japan causing a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushins Island Japan. -
Papa New Guinea Earthquake
Papa New Guinea was hit by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that caused a submarine landslide. This landslide formed a tsunami killing more than 2100 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake
Indonesia was struck by an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 causing a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people. -
Somoa Earthquake
A magnitude 8.1 earthquakethat occured in the Somoan islands generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake
This earthquake in Chile was a magnitude 8.8 that generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Tohoku Earthquake
This magnitude 9.1 earthquake hit Japan that spawned a tsunami killing over 20,000 people.
