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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
An earthquake caused tsunami that resulted in a fire, killed an estimated 20,000 people. Waves crossed the Atlantic ocean and amplified to heights of 7m (23ft). Magnitude of 9 -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
Violent explosion of Krakatoa volcano between Java and Sumatra caused the top of the volcano to fall in the water. This produced a huge tsunami, 35m (115ft). Destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people. Magnitude 8.1 -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
Chile earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. Magnitude 9.5 -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Alaska Earthquake generated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people in Alaska and California. Magnitude 9.2 -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Earthquake in the sea of Japan caused a Tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. Magnitude 7.8 -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
Papua New Guinea earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people. Magnitude 7.1 -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Sumatra earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people. Magnitude 9.1 -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Samoa Earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. Magnitude 8.1 -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Chile earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Japan earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people. Magnitude 9.1
