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Lisbon Earthquake
This magnitude 9 earthquake in Portugal caused a tsunami and fires, killing about 20,000 people. It's tsunami waves crossed the ocean. -
1883 Krakatoa earthquake
Krakatoa volcano collapsed inbetween Java and Sumatra. Caused a tsunami, destroying 165 villages, and 36,000 deaths. -
Aleutin Earthquake
In Alaska this magnitude 8.1 earthquake produced a tsunami that caused the deaths of around 160 people in the Hawaiin islands. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
In Chile this Magnitude 9.5 earthquake caused a tsunami, killing 61 people. The tsunami traveled for 15 hours across the ocean. -
Good Friday Earthquake
In Alaska this magnitude 9.7 earthquake generated a tsunami that killed 130 people in California as well as Alaska. Alaska was not well equipped to handle a situation like this. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
In the Sea of Japan this earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. It was a magnitude 7.8, and the destruction of it caused an overhaul of earthquake defenses in the area. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
In 1998 this cause a tsunami that killed 2100 people, it was magnitude 7.1, after the quake the Royal Australian Air Force flew in with supplies. -
Sumatra Earthquake
In Sumatra a magnitude 9.1 earthquake triggered a tsunami, resulting in the deaths of 230,000 people. -
Samoa Earthquake
In 2009 this magnitude 8.1 earthquake in Samoa caused a tsunami. This tsunami resulted in the deaths of 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake
In 2010 this magnitude 8.8 earthquake generated a tsunami, killing about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Tohoku Earthquake
In 2011 this earthquake in Japan caused a tsunami, leading to over 20,000 deaths. The earthquake was magnitude 9.1