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Libson Earthquake (Portugal)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 9 and the death toll was 20,000 people. It occurred in the atlantic ocean and the tremors could be felt through Europe. It also was felt in Finland and North Africa and even in Greenland and the Caribbean. -
Krakatoa Eruption(Java/Sumatra)
This event was caused by a volcano collapse and the death toll was 36,000 people. Over 70% of the island and its surrounding archipelago were destroyed as it collapsed into a caldera. Rakata was the only volcanic cone to partially survive the 1883 eruption. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1 and the death toll was 160 people. The shaking lasted 4 minutes and there was over 26 million in damages -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9 and the death toll was 61 people. It left about 2 million people homeless and lasted approximately 10 minutes. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.3 and the death toll was 130 people. It is one of the second most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. The world also rang like a bell for several weeks from the earthquake waves. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.8 and the death toll was 120 people. This earthquake caused 2.95 million homes to lose power and the airport was shut down for one day. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude was 7.1 and the death toll was 2100 people. It happened in one of the worlds poorest countries. To this day they are still recovering from damage. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1 and the death toll was 230,000 people. The quake cause ocean floor to suddenly rise as much as 40 meters. It released energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima type atomic bombs. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude was 8.1 and the death toll was 200 people. The most damage was in the idyllic south coast of Samoa. The shaking lasted 3 minutes. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude was 8.8 and the death toll was 700 people. It was caused due to subduction of the Nazca Plate. It lasted 3 minutes and 34 seconds. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was 9.1 and the death toll was 20,000 people. The waves were estimated to be as high as 38 meters. 500,000 people evacuated the area as well. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude was 5.6 and the death toll was 832 people. It was caused by the movement on the Sunda "megathrust" fault. It also caused soil liquefaction that destroyed hundreds of homes and swept victims away in rivers of flowing soil.
