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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
- magnitude of 9
- death toll: 20,000
- it happened during the feast of all saints
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Krakatoa eruption (Java/Sumatra)
- magnitude of 6
- death toll: 36,000
- the eruption generated the loudest sound ever reported in history
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Aleutian earthquake (Alaska)
magnitude of 8.1
death toll: 160
it caused over $26 million in damage -
great Chilean earthquake (Chile)
magnitude of 9.5
death toll: 61
it was the most powerful temblor recorded in history -
good friday earthquake (Alaska)
magnitude of 9.2
death toll: 130
it was the strongest ever recorded in North America -
Hokkaido earthquake (Japan)
magnitude of 7.8
death toll: 120
it produced one of the largest tsunamis in Japans history -
Papua New Guinea earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
magnitude of 7.1
death toll: 2,100
it rattled a gold mine -
Sumatra earthquake (Indonesia)
magnitude of 9.1
death toll: 230,000
it occurred along a tectonic subduction zone -
samoa earthquake (Samoan islands)
magnitude of 8.1
death toll: 200
there was a video recorded by the FBI of it -
chile earthquake (chile)
magnitude of 8.8
death toll: 700
it effected more than 1.5 million people -
Tohoku earthquake (Japan)
magnitude of 9.1
death toll: 20,000
it was the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan -
Sulawesi earthquake (Indonesia)
magnitude of 7.5
death toll: 4,340
2.4 million people were affected