Deadly Tsunamis - Siddhi Patel

Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal

Nov 1, 1776

60,000 people died. It was a series of many earthquakes. It happened on All Saint's Day. Produced waves at least 20ft high. It was also accompanied by many fires also.

Krakatoa Earthquake, Java/Sumatra

Aug 26, 1883

Had a VEI of 6. More than 36,000 people died. It was one of the deadliest and distinctive eruptions ever. 165 coastal villages were destroyed. After the explosion, the average global temperature dropped 1.2 degrees for the next 5 years.

Aleutian Earthquake, Alaska

Apr 1, 1946

160 people died. The seafloor around the fault elevated which led to a tsunami. Waves measured 55ft and went 500 mph. After this disaster the US established the Seismic Sea Wave Warning System.

Great Chilean Earthquake, Chile

May 23, 1960

Had a 9+ Magnitude. More than 61 people died. The epicenter was near Lumaco. This earthquake is the largest quake recorded to date. Valdivia was the most affected city.

Good Friday Earthquake, Alaska

Mar 27, 1964

Had a magenitude of 8.3. It killed 130 people. Most of the people who died, died from the tsunami that followed the quake. The tallest wave recorded was 219 ft. 4 out of 5 earthquakes occur in Alaska.

Hokkaido Earthquake, Japan

Jul 12, 1993

The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.8. It killed 239 people. 558 homes were destroyed. It took between 2 to 7 minutes after the earthquake for the first wave to hit. It had a max intensity of VIII on the Mercalli Intensity Scale.

Papua New Guinea Quake, Papua New Guinea

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude was 7.0. It killed about 2,200 people. Had a max intensity of VIII on Mercalli Intensity Scale. The earthquake caused a big undersea landslide which led to a tsunami. The tsunami was a dipslip.

Sumatra Earthquake, Indonesia

Dec 26, 2004

Had a magnitude of 9.1. It killed more people than any other tsunami in recorded history. It reached a Mercalli intensity of 9 in some areas.

Samoa Earthquake, Samoan Islands

Sep 29, 2009

Had a magnitude of 8.1. It also had a Mercalli intensity of 6. It killed 160 people. It was a submarine earthquake.

Chile Earthquake, Chile

Feb 27, 2010

Had a magnitude of 8.8. The epicenter was located southwest of the capital which is Santiago. The result of the 1960 earthquake caused buildings to have stringent building codes.

Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

Mar 11, 2011

Had a magnitude of 9. It was an undersea megathrust earthquake. The tsunami that followed the earthquake had 133ft waves. This disaster killed 15,894 people.