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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
On November 1st, the Lisbon Earthquake hit Portugal with a magnitude of 9 killing approximately 20,000 people. It was the 3rd largest earthquake to be recorded. The earthquake lasted a total of 3 and a half minutes. -
Krakatoa Eruption ( Java/Sumatra)
The Krakatoa Eruption hit Sumatra on August 26th at a magnitude of 6, killing 36,000 people. 165 villages and towns surrounding were destroyed and 132 were seriously destroyed. The next 24 hours prior hot avalanches of ash raced down the volcano and across the sea. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
On April 1st the Aleutian earthquake hit Alaska with a magnitude of 8.1 killing 160 people. Alaska suffered approximately $300 million in damages and lost almost all of their buildings. The wave heights reached about 115 feet. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The Great Chilean Earthquake striked Chile on May 23rd with a magnitude of 9.5 killing 61 people. This left 2 million people homeless due to the loss of their homes. It was the largest earthquake recorded in the 20th century. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The Good Friday Earthquake hit Alaska with a magnitude of 9.2 killing 130 people. The earthquake lasted aout 4.5 minutes long. There was $15 million in damages that was reported. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The Hokkaido Earthquake hit Japan on July 12th with a magnitude of 7.8 killing 120 people. It left 16,000 people without electricity until they could fix it. They also suffered $600 million in property loss due to the destruction of the tsunami. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake ( Papua New Guinea)
The Papua New Guinea striked at a magnitude of 7.1 killing 2,100 people. The 2,200 people that died destroyed almost a whole generation. The tsunami arrived 10 minutes later than predicted, so they believe it was a submarine landslide. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The Sumatra Earthquake hit Indonesia on December 26th killing 230,000 people. It released energy equivalent to 230,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs. 230,000 people died making it one of the most deadliest disasters. -
Samoa Earthquake ( Samoan ISlands)
The Samoa Earthquake hit the Samoan Islands on September 29th with a magnitude of 8.1 killing 200 people. The earthquake generated waves up to 22 feet. There was over $200 million in damage cost. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The Chile earthquake hit on February 27th with a magnitude of 8.8 killing 700 people. After the earthquake 46 people went missing. The wave heights reached up to 29m high. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The Tohoku Earthquake his Japan on March 11th with a magnitude of 9.1 killing 20,000 people. The tsunami arrived 30 minutes after the earthquake occurred. It disabled 3 nuclear reactors. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The Sulawesi Earthquake hit Indonesia on September 27th with a magnitude of 7.5 killing 4,340 people. 2.4 million people affected by this disaster somehow. The tsunami was expected to be 9.8 feet but the waves reached 19.7 feet.