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Lisbon Earthquake (portugal)
On Nov. 1st 1755 a Magnitude 9 earthquake created a strong tsunami, combined the earthquake, tsunami and fires killed 20,000+ people -
Krakatoa Eruption (java/sumatra)
A volcanic eruption launched the top of the volcano into the ocean instantl creating a 115ft tall tsunami which destroyed 165 villages and killed 36,000 people -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
A Magnitude 8.0 earthquake produced a tsunami that traveled to Hawaii killing 160 people -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
A Magnitude 9.5 earthquake produced a tsunami that traveled all the way to Hawaii killing 61 people -
Good Friday Earthqauke (Alaska)
A Magnitude 9.2 earthquake produced a tsunami that hit Alaska and California killing 130 in total -
Hokkia Earthquake (Japan)
A Magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Sea of Japan made a tsunami that hit Japan killing 120 -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
A Magnitude 7.1 earthquake created a submarine landslide which produced a tsunami that killed 2100 -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
A Magnitude 9.1 Earthquake created a tsunami that, with a combined total, killed 230,000 people -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
A Magnitude 8.1 Earthquake created a tsunami with a combined death toll of around 200 -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
A Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake created a tsunami that killed 700 people within coastal villages -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
A Magnitude 9.1 Earthquake created a tsunami that killed around 20,000 people
