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Pacific Basin Earthquakes Over the Years

By sammyvaillancourt

  • Lisbon Earthquake- 1755

    Lisbon Earthquake- 1755
    Magnitude: 8.5-9
    Location:Lisbon, Portegal
    Death Toll: 20,000-60,000
    Facts: This Earthquake occured around 9:40. It also completely flooded Lisbon as well as ten sorrounding towns.

  • Krakota Volcano Eruption and Tsunami

    Krakota Volcano Eruption and Tsunami
    Location: Krakoa Archipelago, Sunda Strait
    Magnitude: 35m for the Tsunami
    Deaths: 36,000
    Facts: One eruption could be heard from 2800 miles away. It caused a massive tsunami which reached a height of 115 ft. This event even changed the color of the sunset.

  • Aleutians Alaska Earthquake

    Aleutians Alaska Earthquake
    Location: Aleutians, AL and Hawaii
    Magnitude: 8.6
    Deaths: about 160
    Facts: It caused a massive tsunami to occur in Hawaii. Its depth was also 15km.

  • Valdivia Earthquake

    Valdivia Earthquake
    Location: Chile Pacific Rim
    Deaths: 61 in Hawaii
    Magnitude: 9.5
    Facts: This earthquake lasted approximently 10 minutes. It caused destruction in Chile, Hawaii, Japan, and the Philaphines.

  • Great Alaskan Earthquake

    Great Alaskan Earthquake
    Location: South Central Alaska
    Magnitude: 9.2
    Deaths: 130 people in AL and CA
    Facts: This earthquake would lead to 311 million dollars in repair. This is the second most powerful earthquake recorded.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake

    Hokkaido Earthquake
    Location: Okushiri Island, Japan
    Magnitude: 7.8
    Deaths:120 people
    Facts: The waves of the aftermath Tsunami ranged 5-10 meters in height. Within 2-5 minutes, the large waves engulfed the shore and coastline killing anyone within a .2 mi radius.

  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake
    Location: Papua New Guinea Island
    Magnitude: 7
    Deaths: over 2,100
    Facts: This earthquake was caused by a submarine landslide. This tsunami reached a peak height of 49ft.

  • Indian Ocean (Sumatra) earthquake

    Indian Ocean (Sumatra) earthquake
    Location: Sri Lanka, India, Sumatra, Indonesia
    Magnitude: 9.1
    Deaths: 230,000
    Facts: Material losses would end up costing the countries around 10 billion. This event reached a Mercalli intensity of up to IX.

  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    Location: Southern Pacific Ocean, Next to kermadec-Tonga Subduction Zone
    Magnitude: 8.1
    Deaths: 200
    Facts: It costed over 200M in damage repair. This caused the largest number of deaths in America due to a tsunami in the 21st century.

  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    Location: Central Chile
    Magnitude: 8.8
    Deaths:700
    Facts: 25 people are still missing as a result of this Earthquake and Tsunami. The aftershake was recorded as 6.2 20 minutes after the initial quake.

  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake
    Location: Tohoku, Japan
    Magnitude: 9.1
    Deaths: Over 20,000
    Facts: The earthquake caused a Tsunami which would reach a max height of 30ft. The Tohoku Earthquake was the largest to ever hit Japan.