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1775 Lisbon, Portugal
magnitude 7.7 - 9.0
20,000 deaths
Interesting fact - because houses were still lit by candle light, many were knocked over in the tsunami, which led to many houses burning down. -
1883 Krakatoa
36,000 deaths
magnitude 6
interesting fact - Inspiration for the famous painting The Scream by Edvard Munch, the red sky from the volcano inspired the background for the painting. -
1946 Aleutians, Alaska
Magnitude 8.1, 160 deaths
Interesting fact - The tsunami was known as the April fools day tsunami because it hit the islands of Hawaii on April 1st -
1960 Chile
magnitude 9.5
killed 61 people
Interesting fact - The tsunami devastated most Chilean ports, which was the main economy for the country. -
1964 Alaskan
magnitude 9.2, killed 130 people
Interesting fact - The main force of the tsunami was caused by a massive underwater landslide. -
1993 Okushiri
120 people killed, Magnitude 7.8
Interesting fact - Even Though the area hit by the tsunami had tsunami defences in place from a previous disaster 10 years earlier, there was still substantial damage done to the area. -
1998 Papua New Guinea
Magnitude 7.1, 2100 killed
Interesting fact - After the tsunami destroyed many of the coastal villages in the country, buildings were rebuilt further back from the ocean in the event of another tsunami. -
2004 Sumatra
Magnitude 9.1, 230,000 deaths
Interesting fact - Even though the coast of Somalia was further away than Bangladesh, Somalia was hit harder by the tsunami than Bangladesh. -
2009 Samoa
September 29, 2009, Magnitude 8.1, 200 deaths
Interesting fact - In the capital of Samoa Lepa, after the tsunami only a church and the town's welcome sign were still standing. -
2010 Chile
Magnitude 8.8, 700 deaths
Interesting fact - The majority of casualties caused in the tsunami were caused by people being stuck in lower floors of buildings or inside cars. -
2011 Japan
Magnitude 9.1, 20,000 Deaths
Interesting fact - The 2011 Tohoku earthquake was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan.