Deadly Tsunamis-Vivian

Lisbon, Portugal Tsunami

Nov 1, 1755

This tsunami held a magnitude of 9 and caused an earthquake, fires, and killed about 20,000.

Krakatoa volcano explosion

May 20, 1883

This was a violent explosion of the Krakatoa volcano that caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. The collapse produced the deadly tsunami resulting in 36,000 deaths.

Aleutians Earthquake

Apr 1, 1946

This was another Earthquake induced tsunami that held a magnitude of 8.1 and killed 160 people.

Chile earthquake triggered tsunami

May 22, 1960

This tsunami had a 9.5 magnitude and killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean.

Alaska earthquake-tsunami

Mar 27, 1964

This tsunami had a magnitude of 9.2 and killed about 130 people in Alaska and California.

Sea of Japan

Jun 12, 1993

This earthquake had a 7.8 magnitude and killed 120 people on an island in Japan called Okurshiri Island.

Papua New Guinea

Jun 17, 1998

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and triggered a submarine landslide-produced a tsunami. This resulted in more than 2100 people dead.

Sumatra earthquake

Dec 26, 2004

This earthquake generated tsunami had a magnitude of 9.1 and was so successful being destructive that it resulted in 230,000 people dead.

Samoa Earthquake

Sep 29, 2009

The Samoa earthquake/tsunami had a magnitude of 8.1 and 200 people were killed from it.

Chile earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

This earthquake generated tsunami occured in Chile, had a magnitude of 8.8 and about 700 people were killed.

Japan earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

This earthquake generated tsunami killed over 20,000 and had a magnitude of 9.1.