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Lisbon Earthquake - Portugal
Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0. The result in the tsunami killed 20,000 people. Two interesting facts about the Lisbon tsunami is that it occurred in the morning and also that most people during the earthquake were in church when it happened. -
Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatra
The Krakatoa Eruption has no record of the magnitude of the eruption. The result of the Eruption killed 36,000 people. Two interesting facts about the Krakatoa Eruption is that it destroyed 165 villages, and also that it expelled huge clouds of gas and ash. -
Aleutian Earthquake - Alaska
The Aleutian Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. The result of the Aleutian Earthquake had killed 160 people. Two interesting facts about the Aleutian Earthquake is that a large section of seafloor was uplifted along the fault, also that the tsunami was from scotch cap. -
Great Chilean Earthquake - Chile
The Great Chilean Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5. The result of the Great Chilean Earthquake had killed 61 people. Two interesting facts about the Great Chilean Earthquake was that the Earthquake was a Megathrust earthquake, also that it was caused due to the subduction of Nazca plate under the South American plate -
Good Friday Earthquake - Alaska
The Good Friday earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2. The result of the Good Friday earthquake killed 130 people. Two interesting facts about the Good Friday earthquake is that it began at 5:36 pm, also that the epicenter was 78 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska. -
Hokkaido Earthquake - Japan
The Hokkaido Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8. The result of the Hokkaido Earthquake killed 120 people. Two interesting facts about the Hokkaido Earthquake is that a total of 558 houses were destroyed, Also that there was 600 million dollars in property loses caused. -
Papua New Guinea Quake - Papua New Guinea
The Papua New Guinea Quake had a magnitude of 7.1. The result of the Papua New Guinea Quake killed 2,100 people. Two interesting facts about the Papua New Guinea Quake is that the tsunami destroyed primarily 3 villages along a 30 km stretch of beach west of Atape, Also that the final death toll may never be known with certainty. -
Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia
The Sumatra Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. The result of the Sumatra Earthquake killed 2300,000 people. Two interesting facts about the Sumatra Earthquake is that it devastated coastal areas as far away as East Africa, And that the Earthquake was undersea. -
Samoa Earthquake - Samoan islands
The Samoa Earthquake Had a magnitude of 8.1. The result of the Samoa Earthquake killed 200 people. Two interesting facts about the Samoa Earthquake Was the fifth tsunami studied by U.S Geological Survey, and the water reached elevations greater that 15 m about sea level. -
Chile Earthquake - Chile
The Chile Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8. The result of the Chile Earthquake killed 700 people. Two interesting facts about the Chile Earthquake was ranked 25 on the worldwide corruption index, and there were an estimate of 500,000 buildings destroyed. -
Tohoku Earthquake - Japan
The Tohoku Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. The result of the Tohoku Earthquake killed 20,000 people. Two interesting facts about the Tohoku Earthquake is the earthquake lasted 6 minutes and there were about 150,000 evacuees that lost their homes. -
Sulawesi Earthquake - Indonesia
The Sulawesi Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5. The result of the Sulawesi Earthquake killed 1,200 people. Two interesting facts about the Sulawesi Earthquake is that more than 330,000 people were homeless or without adequate shelter and that mudflows inland have swallowed homes and possibly hundreds of unaccounted residents.
