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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9 and the death toll was 20,000. The tsunami was largest known earthquake to impact Europe and Northern Africa. It shook for 3 1/2 minutes and made 2 meter wide cracks. -
Krakatoa Earthquake (Java/Sumatra)
The magnitude of this earthquake was VEI of 6 and the death toll was 36,000. This earthquake was one of the loudest sounds in history and the explosion shot up hot ash 50 miles in the air. -
Aleutian Eruption (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1 and the death toll was around 160. This earthquake was about $2.6 million in damage and its waves traveled 500 mph and measured 55 feet high. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
This earthquake was a magnitude of 9.5 and its death toll was 61. The earthquake shifted earths axis and shortened the length of a day by 1.26 microseconds. This was the largest earthquake in Chile. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.2 and the death toll was around 130 people. This was the most powerful in North America and 25 of the 76 villages in Chenega drowned in the tsunami. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.8 with a death toll of 120 people. This earthquake caused a road to collapse and after the earthquake occurred, there were 4 aftershocks. -
Papa New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.1 with a death toll of 2100. This earthquake caused a large undersea landslide and was recorded to be 15 meters tall. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1 with a death toll of 230,000. This earthquake struck the coast of Sumatra and 31 miles below ocean floor. It was said to have lasted for 7 hours. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1 with a death toll of 200. A fun fact about this one is it was said to have struck at 6:48 am and was about 22 meters tall. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.8 with a death toll of 700 people. This was said to be the most powerful temblor in history. This caused the fault slip to warp the ocean floor. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1 with a death toll of 20,000. This earthquake severely crippled the infrastructure of the country and the temblor shortened the length of the day by a microsecond. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.5 with a death toll of 4300. This caused soil liquefication in areas in and around Palu. This also led to mudflows in which many buildings became submerged.