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Deadly Tsunamis - Trent Stockton

  • Lisbon Earthquake - Portugal

    Lisbon Earthquake - Portugal
    The magnitude of this earthquake was a 8.5m and the death toll was 45,000 people.
    Fact #1 - One of the deadliest tsunamis in Europe
    Fact #2 - All destruction happened on Saints day
  • Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatra

    Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatra
    The magnitude of this earthquake was 6m and the death toll was 36,000 people.
    Fact #1 - Destroyed over 165 costal villages
    Fact #2 - Was heard from over 3,000 miles away
  • Aleutian Earthquake - Alaska

    Aleutian Earthquake - Alaska
    The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.6m and the death toll was 165 people.
    Fact #1 - Known as the April fools day tsunami
    Fact #2 - Led to establish the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
  • Great Chilean Earthquake - Chile

    Great Chilean Earthquake - Chile
    The magnitude of this Earthquake was 9.5m and the death toll was 5,700 people.
    Fact #1 - Took 15 hours to hit Japan
    Fact #2 - Reached as far as Japan, Hawaii and the Philippines
  • Good Friday Earthquake - Alaska

    Good Friday Earthquake - Alaska
    The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.2m and the death toll was 139 people.
    Fact #1 - Strongest North American earthquake ever recorded
    Fact #2 - Widespread of tsunamis across the pacific
  • Hokkaido Earthquake - Japan

    Hokkaido Earthquake - Japan
    The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.8m and the death toll was 230 people.
    Fact #1 - Triggered by offshore earthquake near Okushiri Island
    Fact #2 - Caused fires by the tsunamis making damages worse
  • Papua New guinea Earthquake - Papua New Guinea

    Papua New guinea Earthquake - Papua New Guinea
    The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.0m and the death toll was 2,300 people.
    Fact #1 - Triggered massive undersea landslide that caused waves up to 49 feet
    Fact #2 - Many costal communities were wiped out
  • Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia

    Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia
    The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1m and the death toll was 23,000 people.
    Fact #1 - Deadliest tsunami in history with waves over 100 feet
    Fact #2 - Led to an unprecedented international humanitrian response
  • Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands

    Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands
    The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.0m and the death toll was 189 people.
    Fact #1 - Waves up to 46 feet resulted in widespread devastation
    Fact #2 - Response time was very quick with aid arriving quickly
  • Chile Earthquake - Chile

    Chile Earthquake - Chile
    The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.8m and the death toll was 525 people.
    Fact #1 - Led to over 2 million people in Chile displacement
    Fact #2 - Caused minor injuries in Japan and California
  • Tohoku Earthquake - Japan

    Tohoku Earthquake - Japan
    The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1m and the death toll was 19,759 people.
    Fact #1 - Triggered Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
    Fact #2 - considered one of the most powerful waves ever recorded in Japan
  • Sulawesi Earthquake - Indonesia

    Sulawesi Earthquake - Indonesia
    The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.5m and the death toll was 3,879 people.
    Fact #1 - Caused a lot of damage with neighborhoods with waves over 20 feet high
    Fact #2 - Hit the city of Palu