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Deadly Tsunamis - Trent Stockton

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  • 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

    The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.0m and the death toll was 2,300 people.
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  • Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia

    The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1m and the death toll was 23,000 people.
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  • Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands

    The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.0m and the death toll was 189 people.
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  • Chile Earthquake - Chile

    The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.8m and the death toll was 525 people.
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  • Tohoku Earthquake - Japan

    The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1m and the death toll was 19,759 people.
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  • Sulawesi Earthquake - Indonesia

    The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.5m and the death toll was 3,879 people.
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