-
Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.0 killing 20,000 people. This earthquake almost totally destroyed the city of Lisbon. It was also one of Europe's most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. -
Krakatoa Eruption - (Java/Sumatra)
The Krakatoa Eruption was measured at 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index and killed more than 36,000 people. This was one of the most deadly volcanic eruptions of modern history. Also, over 70% of the island was destroyed. -
Aleutian Earthquake - (Alaska)
The Aleutian Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed 160 people. The tsunami caused $26 million dollars in damage. It also killed all five lighthouse keepers watching for the tsunami. -
Great Chilean Earthquake - (Chile)
The Great Chilean Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and killed 61 people. This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. The tsunami caused waves up to 82 feet. -
Good Friday Earthquake - (Alaska)
The Good Friday Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and killed 130 people. It was the most powerful earthquake in North American history. It also caused a massive landslide . -
Hokkaido Earthquake - (Japan)
The Hokkaido Earthquake in Japan had a magnitude of 7.8 and a death toll of 120 people. There were 558 houses destroyed and $600 million dollars in property damage. -
Papua New Guinea Quake - (Papua New Guinea)
The Papua New Guinea quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and a death toll of 2,100 people. It was one of the most destructive events to ever hit the country. It also left 6,100 people homeless. -
Sumatra Earthquake - (Indonesia)
The Sumatra earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 230,000 people. It was a undersea megathrust earthquake that caused $15 billion dollars in property damage. -
Samoa Earthquake - (Samoan Islands)
The Samoa earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 200 people. It took place in the Pacific Ocean and many people were forced to evacuate to high ground. -
Chile earthquake - (Chile)
The Chile earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and killed 700 people. It took place off the coast of south central Chile and it caused intense shaking. -
Tohoku earthquake - (Japan)
The Took earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed 20,000 people. It was one of the biggest disasters in the last 100 years and 5,000 aftershocks followed. -
Sulawesi Earthquake - (Indonesia)
The Sulawesi Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5 and had a death toll of 1,400 people. It destroyed 68,000 houses and left hundreds of thousands of people displaced.
