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Lisbon Earthquake
With a magnitude of M 9 and a death toll of 20,000, the Lisbon Earthquake in Portugal, reached heights of 23 ft. -
Krakatoa Eruption
The eruption took place on the Sandra Strait in between Java and Samatra. With a magnitude of M 8.9, it destroyed 165 and killed 36,000. -
Aluetian Earthquake
This Alaskan eruption had a magnitude of M 8.1 and killed about 160. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
This Chilean eruption had an extreme magnitude of M 9.5 and killed 61. It also traveled for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. -
Good Friday Earthquake
This Alaskan eruption had a grand magnitude of M 9.7 and killed 130 people in Alaska and California. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
This Japanese eruption had a magnitude of M 7.8 and killed 120. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
This Papa New Guinea eruption triggered a major submarine landslide. With a magnitude of M 7.1, it killed more than 21,000 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake
This Indonesian quake had a magnitude of M 9.1 and killed about 230,000. -
Samoa Earthquake
This eruption took place in the Samoa Islands. It had a magnitude of M 8.1 and killed about 200. -
Chile Earthquake
This other Chilean eruption had a magnitude of M 8.8 and killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Tohoku Earthquake
This other Japanese quake had a magnitude of M 9.1 and killed over 20,000