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Libson Earthquake-Portugal
The Libson Earthquake had a magnitude of 9 and killed 20,000 people. At 10:10, a 12 meter high tsunami wave reached the city. After the earthquake and tsunami, a terrible fire broke out, raging for five straight days. -
Krakatoa Eruption-Java/Sumatra
The Krakatoa Eruption killed 36,000 people. It was the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history. The final eruption was heard 3,000 miles away. 20 million tons of sulfur released into atmosphere. -
Aleutian Earthquake-Alaska
The Aleutian Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed 160 people. The Earthquake caused $26 million dollars in damage. It was so large that it prompted enough shaking to be picked up by seismometers around the world over the next 24 hours. -
Great Chilean Earthquake-Chile
The Great Chilean Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and killed 61 people. The waves were 35 feet high, causing an estimated 400 to 800 million dollars in damage. The sequence of earthquakes occured between May 21 and June 6. -
Good Friday Earthquake-Alaska
The Good Friday Earthquake was a magnitude 9..2 earthquake and killed 130 people. The quake lasted 4 minutes and 30 seconds. 200 miles Southwest of Anchorage, areas around Kodiak were permanently raised by 30 feet. -
Hokkaido Earthquake-Japan
The Hokkaido Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and killed 120 people. The earthquake had two distinct shocks, the first lasted for 20 seconds while the second lasted 35 seconds. The quake caused fires to start in the town of Okushiri, adding to the total damage. -
Papua New Guinea Quake-Papua New Guinea
The Papua New Guinea Quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and killed 2,100 people. The tsunami occurred because of a massive underwater landslide. The tsunami left about 9,500 people homeless and about 500 missing. The maximum height of the waves are estimated at 49 ft high. -
Sumatra Earthquake-Indonesia
The Sumatra Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed 230,000 people. The earthquake is believed to have been a fore shock, predating the main event by over two years. An estimated 1,000 miles of fault surface slipped about 50 ft along the subduction zone where the Indian Plate slides under the Burma Plate. -
Samoa Earthquake-Samoan Islands
The Samoa Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed 200 people. Their was reportedly four tsunami waves, 15 to 20 ft high and reaching up to a mile inland, shortly after the earthquake. The water flowed inland about 100 yards before receding. The earthquake caused severe damage to the electrical infrastructure, leaving electric out of service for months. -
Chile Earthquake-Chile
The Chile Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and killed 700 people. The earthquake triggered a tsunami which devastated several coastal towns in south-central Chile and damaged the port at Talcahuano. Tsunami warnings were issued in 53 countries and the wave caused minor damage in the San Diego area of California. -
Tohoku Earthquake-Japan
The Tohoku Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed 20,000 people. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and the fourth most powerful earthquake in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900. The tsunami caused nuclear accidents and left 127,290 buildings totally collapsed.
