Most Damaging Tsunami's

By 21amccook

  • Lisbon Earthquake

    Lisbon Earthquake
    8.5-9.0 is the magnitude.
    10,000-100,000 people died.
    During this earthquake most people were in church.
    It was one of the deadliest earthquakes to date.

  • Krakatoa Eruption

    Krakatoa Eruption
    Magnitude of the earthquake was 6.0.
    Death toll 36,000.
    When it erupted it fired hot ash 50 miles up in the air.
    The eruption generated the loudest sound ever reported.

  • Aleutian Earthquake

    Aleutian Earthquake
    Magnitude was 8.6
    Death toll was 165-173
    The earthquake damages costs 26 million dollars.
    Waves traveled 500 miles an hour and were 55 feet high.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    Great Chilean Earthquake
    Magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5.
    Death toll was 1,655.
    The quake left 2 million people homeless.
    was known as a "mega thrust" earthquake.

  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake
    Magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2.
    Death toll was 131.
    Second greatest earthquake ever recorded.
    The earthquake was a mega thrust.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake

    Hokkaido Earthquake
    Magnitude of the earthquake was 6.6.
    Death toll was 44.
    Triggered a strong enough landslide that knocked down houses.
    There were 4,000 defense soldiers searching for victims and to restore power after the earthquake.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake

    Papua New Guinea Quake
    Magnitude of the earthquake was 7.5.
    Death toll was 67.
    The POVG gov declared a state emergency on March 1 after the quake hit.
    The earthquake effected crops and water sources in a negative way.

  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake
    Magnitude of the earthquake was 9.1.
    Death toll was 230,000.
    The amount of material loss in the Indian Ocean from the quake was worth 10 billion dollars.
    The quake lasted 10 minutes.

  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    Magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1.
    Death toll was 82.
    The earthquake caused a massive tsunami.
    It was the largest earthquake in 2009.

  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    Magnitude of the earthquake was 8.8.
    Death toll was 700.
    Caused a massive tsunami.
    Chile has still not recovered from the earthquake to this day.

  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake
    Magnitude of the earthquake was 9.0.
    Death toll was 20,000.
    Caused 30 foot tsunami waves.
    25,000 people are still missing.

  • Sulawesi Earthquake

    Sulawesi Earthquake
    Magnitude of the earthquake was 7.4.
    Death toll was 384.
    Vice President Jusuf Kalla was killed in the because of the quake.
    Triggered a massive tsunami that wiped out a lot of the coast line.