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Most Damaging Tsunamis On Record
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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Magnitude 9, 20,000 died, waves reached heights up to 23 ft high. -
Krakatoa Eruption
Volcano burst. Killed 36,000 people. Waves reached heights of 115 feet. -
Aleutian Earthquake
Magnitude 8.1, Killed 160 -
Great Chilean Earthquake
m 9.5, 61 died, wave traveled 15 hours to the coast -
Good Friday Earthquake
m 9.2, killed 130 in Alaska and California -
Hokkaido Earthquake
Magnitude 7.8, Killed 120, Hit many islands including Okushiri Island -
Papua New Guinea Quake
Magnitude of 7.1, killed 2100. Formed from an underwater landslide. -
Sumatra Earthquake
Magnitude of 9.1, killed 230,000, deadliest tsunami on record. -
Samoa Earthquake
Magnitude 8.1, killed 200, tsunami made by large quake -
Chile Earthquake
Magnitude 8.8, killed 700 people om the coast -
Tohoku Earthquake
Magnitude 9.1, killed 20,000, quake formed tsunamis.
