Most Damaging Tsunami

Lisbon Earthquake(Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

20 ft waves in Lisbon, and damage was also reported 685 miles away. Most people were in mass when the earthquake happened. The magnitude was 8.5-9 with 70,000 deaths.

Krakatoa Eruption(Java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

165 villages surrounding were destroyed. The magnitude was 6 and 36,417 deaths.

Aleutian Earthquake

Apr 1, 1946

The magnitude was 9.2 with 165 deaths caused. 26 million in damage because this disaster US established seismic wave warnings.

Great Chilean Earthquake(Chile)

May 23, 1960

Magnitude of 9.4-9.6 with a death toll of 1,655. A series of foreshock waves signaled for tragedy to come. Left 2 million homeless. 15hrs later waves arrived in Hawaii

Good Friday Earthquake(Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

The magnitude is 9.2 and 131 dead. 311 million in damage effect Alaska and Canada. 220 ft waves.

Good Friday Earthquake

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude of 9.2 with a death toll of 131. Much damaged occured leaving $311 million in damage. The earthquake hit both Alaska and Canada. When the tsunami hit waves were up to 220 feet high.

Hokkaido earthquake(Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

magnitude of 4.3 with 41 deaths. Landslides occurred and 5.3 million without power. Avalanche was triggered

Hokkaido Earthquake

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude of 4.3 with a death toll of 41. Many people were affected when 5.3 million people lost power. Many avalanches along with landslides were triggered from the earthquake

Papua New Guinea Earthquake

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude of 5.2 with a death toll of 160. 1/3 of health facilities were shut down the minute after the earthquake due to distruction. 18,000 people were displaced and became homeless and lived in informal camps till they got back on their feet.

Sumatra Earthquake

Dec 26, 2004

The magnitude was 5.1 with 227,898 deaths caused. Earthquake was estimated to have released energy equal to 23,000 Hiroshima (atomic bomb). The earthquake went on for 10 minutes which is pretty long.

Samoa Earthquake

Sep 29, 2009

The magnitude was 4.7 with 149 deaths caused. Samoa earthquake was the largest of 2009 history. Samoa unfortunately sees 2-3 earthquakes every month.

Chile Earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

The magnitude was 8.8 with 1,655 deaths caused. Earthquake lasted about 3 minutes long. After these 3 minutes a tsunami warning was sent out to other 53 surrounding countries. This earthquake destroyed about 1/2 a million building in Chile.

Tohoku Earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

The magnitude was 9.1 with 18,000 deaths caused. Over $360 million in damage. Earthquake lasted roughly 6 minutes. Trains were stopped a minute before earthquake started thanks to the warning systems in place.

Sulawesi Earthquake

Sep 27, 2018

The magnitude was 6.0 with 81 deaths caused. 2.4 million people were affected by this earthquake. Earthquake struck the mountains first then came down into the village causing landslides.