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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
This quake generated a magnitude of 9. There were 20,000 fatalities caused by the quake. The wave grew to a staggering 7 meters. In the aftermath, the quake caused a huge fire. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
This tsunami was caused by the tip of a volcano falling off into the ocean. The wave wiped out 165 villages and killed 36,000 -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
This quake generated a magnitude of 8.6. The wave had 173 fatalities. It also caused $26 million in damage. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
This quake generated a magnitude of 9.4. It lasted a staggering 10 minuted. This is arguably the most powerful earthquake ever recorded and caused 1,000-7,000 deaths. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
This quake generated a magnitude of 9.2. This caused 161 deaths. It resulted in a giant tsunami, collapsed buildings and ground fissures. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
This earthquake caused a magnitude of 7.7. This resulted in 230 casualties. It ended up created a major tsunami. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
The earthquake created a magnitude of 7. It resulted in 2,700 casualties. The quake lasted about 10-25 minutes. It created a large tsunami as well. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The submarine earthquake had a magnitude 9.1-9.3. The death count was upwards 227,848 death. The tsunami caused $5.15 billion in damages. -
Samoa Earthquake (Indonesia)
This submarine earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. It resulted in a tsunami killing 189 people. The tsunami waves grew to a staggering 14 meters. -
Chile Earthquake
The magnitude brought by this quake was an 8.8. The quake lasted for about 3 minutes. 525 people were reported deceased because of the quake. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan
This quake had a staggering magnitude of 9.1. The quake created a tsunami that hit parts of Japan and traveled across the pacific ocean to North America. The tsunami killed about 15,897 people
