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Alaskan Tsunami and Earthquake
Alaskan Earthquake of 1964 ( M 8.3)
Alaskan Earthquake of 1964, South-central Alaska
March 27, 1964
9.2 Magnitude earthquake
119 people killed in Alaska and California
In the town of Chenega 25 of the town’s 76 residents drowned in Tsunamis.
After the Tsunami several towns were moved to safer ground such as Chenega, Seward, Valdez, and Girdwood. -
Tsunami at Sissano Lagoon Papua New Guinea
Submarine Landslide triggered by an earthquake in Papua New Guinea 1998
Tsunami at Sissano Lagoon Papua New Guinea
July 17, 1988
7.0 Magnitude earthquake
The total Death toll is unknown but it is between 2,183 and 2,700 people
Before the Tsunami hit there were no signs to show it was going to be a tsunami quake.
The earthquake was so damaging because Papua New has extremely poor communication and infrastructure. -
2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
2011 Japan Earthquake
2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
March 11, 2011
9.1 Magnitude earthquake
The death toll is around 20-21,000 and 2500 missing.
This earthquake was the largest earthquake to ever hit Japan.
Also, this Earthquake destroyed multiple nuclear power plants along the coast which almost resulted in a nuclear meltdown.
