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Tsunamis

By Becky-Natural Disastors

  • Lisbon, Portugal

    Lisbon, Portugal
    Earthquake produced tsunami tat cases 20,000 deaths. Waves crossed the Atlantic up to 23 ft.

  • 1883 Explosion of Krakatoa

    1883 Explosion of Krakatoa
    Erupting of Krakatoa in Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra caused it to collapse in the ocean. Brought on giant tsunami 115ft high, death toll was about 36,000 people.

  • 1946 Aleutians Earthquake

    1946 Aleutians Earthquake
    A tsunami near the Hawian islands that killed 160 people.

  • 1960 Chilean Earthquake

    1960 Chilean Earthquake
    Triggered a tsunami in Hawaii killing 61 people after traveling 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean.

  • 1964 Alaska

    1964 Alaska
    Deadly tsunami killed 130 people in Alaska and California.

  • 1993 Japan Earthquake

    1993 Japan Earthquake
    In Sea of Japan caused 130 deaths on Okushiri, Japan.

  • 1998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake

    1998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
    Created a submarine landslide producing a tsunami killing 2,100 people.

  • 1998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake

    1998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
    Created a submarine landslide producing a tsunami killing 2,100 people.

  • 2004 Sumatra Tsunami

    2004 Sumatra Tsunami
    Sumatra earthquake generated agressive tsunami killing 230,000 people.

  • 2009 Samoa Earthquake

    2009 Samoa Earthquake
    Death toll included 200 people.

  • 2010 Chilen Earthquake

    2010 Chilen Earthquake
    Severely damaged coastal towns killing 700 people.

  • 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

    2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
    Occurred off the coast of Tohuku,Japan. Earthquake had magnitude of 9.0 while this caused a megathrust on the ocean floor, thereby creating a tsunami.