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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude of the quake was 9. It killed 20,000 people. Produced waves about 20ft high. Lasted for three and a half to six minutes. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
Killed 36,000 people. It was fast-radiated at 1,086 km/h (675mph). Reached 310dB loud enough to be heard 5,000 kilometres away. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of the quake was 8.1. Killed 160 people. Cost over $26 million in damage. Rose high up to 138ft. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (chile)
The magnitude of the quake was 9.5. Killed 61 people. Not only destroyed coast of Chile, but also across the pacific in Hawaii, Japan, and the Philippines. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of the quake was 9.2. Killed 130 people. Lasted 4.5 minutes. Caused $2.3 billion in damage. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of the quake was 7.8. Killed 120 people. Property losses have been estimated at $600 million. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.1. Killed 2,100 people. It arrived 10 minutes later than predicted. A submarine landslide generated by the earthquake caused the tsunami. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.1. Killed 230,000 people. It lasted 7 hours long. Reached up to a height of 51m. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of the quake was 8.1. Killed 200 people. Caused by at least two seperate earthquakes happening within 2-3 minutes of each other near Toga Trench. Heavy shaking for at least a minute. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of the quake was 8.8. Killed 700 people. It happened at 3:34 am. The wave went up to a height of 29m. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of the quake was 9.1. Killed 20,000 people. It lasted about 6 minutes. Epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of the quake was 7.5. Killed 4,340 people. Had height of 5 metres. Thousands of buildings were destroyed.