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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Magnitude 9 earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal causing fires and tsunamis with waves of 7 meters high killing 20,000 people. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The most powerful volcanic explosion the island of Krakatoa west of Indonesia. The explosion threw 5 cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air, destroying 165 villages and causing 36,000 casualties. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude 8.1 quake occurred by the Aleutian. Unusually powerful tsunami compared to earthquake with waves reaching 45-130 ft killing 160 people. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
Validivia Earthquake or the Great Chilean Earthquake was the most powerful quake in history, reaching magnitudes of 9.4-9.6 and causing 16,000 casualties and tsunami waves 25 meters high. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude 9.2 quake causing 311 million US dollars in damage and killing 139 people. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake formed in the sea of japan of the coast of Hokkaido Island,caused 120 casualties. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
Epicenter located north of New Guinea Magnitude 7.1 quake triggered a landslide killing 2100. -
Sumatra Earthquake Indonesia
Magnitude 9.1 Quake causing a large tsunami that flooded the southwestern coast killing 250,000 people -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan islands)
8.1 Magnitude causing at least 189 casualties and tsunami waves 15 meters high -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude 8.8 earthquake with intense shaking that lasted 4 minutes causing 15-30 billion dollars worth of damage and killing 500 -
Japan Earthquake (Tōhoku,Japan)
Magnitude 9 earthquake of the coast of japan making tsunami waves over 40 meters high and causing over 360 billion dollars worth of damage
