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Lisbon Earthquake(Portugal)
The magnitude of the Lisbon Earthquake was 9. Tsunami waves crossed the Atlantic Ocean at 23 ft or more in the West Indies. This earthquake killed 20,000 people. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/ Sumatra)
Krakatoa Eruption was scaled for magnitude as a 6. 36,000 people were killed. It was recorded as the loudest eruption ever in history, being heard in Perth in Australia which is 1,930 miles away and the island of Rodrigues which is 3,000 miles away. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude for Aleutian Earthquake was a 8.1. This earthquake killed around 160 people. Also it resulted into 165-173 casualties and over $26 million in damage. -
Great Chilean Earthquake(Chile)
The Magnitude for the Chilean Earthquake was 9.5. This Earthquake lasted only 10 minutes and killed 61 people. The resulting tsunami afterwards affected Southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, Eastern New Zealand, Southeast Australia and the Aleutian Island. -
Good Friday Earthquake(Alaska)
The magnitude for Good Friday Earthquake was 9.2. It lasted 4 minutes and 38 seconds and killed 130 people. Good Friday Earthquake remains the most powerful earthquake recorded in North America History and second most powerful earthquake recorded in world history. -
Hokkaido Earthquake(Japan)
The Hokkaido Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8. This occurred in the backarc region of the convergent boundary where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate. 120 people were killed in this earthquake. -
Papua New Guinea Quake(Papua New Guinea)
Papua New Guinea Quake occurred on a reverse fault near the north coast region of Papua New Guinea and had a magnitude of 7.1. It consisted of main shock and several after shocks that where felt by several towns around the epicenter, and killed 2100 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake(Indonesia)
The Sumatra Earthquake was caused by a rupture along the fault between the Burma Plate and the Indian Plate. It had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed 230,000 people. -
Samoa Earthquake(Samoan Island)
The Samoa Earthquake occurred on the outer rise of the Kermadec Tonga subduction zone. This is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates in the Earth's lithosphere meet and earthquake and volcanic activity are common. It had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake(Chile)
The Chile earthquake was felt strongly in six Chilean regions that together makeup 80% of the country's population. Its magnitude was 8.8. And it killed 700 people in coastal towns. -
Tohoku Earthquake(Japan)
The Tohoku earthquake was the most powerful earthquake recorded in Japan its magnitude was 9.1. It was also the fourth most powerful earthquake in the world since modern recording began in 1900. 20,000 people were killed by it.
