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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The Lisbon Earthquake that had a magnitude of 9 that generated a Tsunami that killed over 20,000 people. This horrible tsunami led to wild fires that ended up causing more mass destruction. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
A volcano eruption caused the top of the volcano to collapse in the middle of the ocean. No earthquake was generated. But 165 villages were destroyed and it caused a Tsunami to kill over 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
A earthquake with a 8.1 magnitude produced a tsunami. This tsunami ended up killing 160 people. -
Great Chilean Earthquake ( Chile)
This earthquake that generated a tsunami traveled for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.5. This ended up killing 61 people -
Good Friday Earthquake
This earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 hit hard. This generated a large tsunami killing 130 people in Alaska and California. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8.This earthquake killed 120 people on the okushiri island. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1. This triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami killing more than 2100 people wow! -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. This then generated one of the most deadly tsunamis ever. This ended up killing more than 230,000 people -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
This earthquake had a magnitude 8.1. This tsunami was not as big but it ended up killing 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8. Coastal towns were in ruins. More than 700 people were killed. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
A earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1. This generated a very deadly tsunami. This tsunami killed over 20,000 people
