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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude of the earthquake was an 8.5 - 9.0. The death toll was between 10,000 and 100,000 people, making it one of the deadliest earthquakes/tsunami in history. It interrupted the country's colonial ambitions. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The death toll was a staggering 120,000 people. The eruption was rated a six on the VEI which is insanely high. The plume height was over 25 km tall. The tsunami was very powerful as well. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The death toll from the quake and tsunami was between 165 and 173 people. The magnitude of the quake was a 7.5. The damage cost was over $25 million. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
This quake/tsunami ended the lives of 1,655 people, and injured over 3,000. The magnitude was an overwhelming 9.5. It was roughly 1.5 times stronger than the earthquakes in Haiti. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The Good Friday earthquake killed about 139 people, but most of those deaths were caused by the tsunami. The magnitude was a 9.0, making it the second strongest quake in recorded history. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
A total of 239 people were killed following the earthquake and tsunami. The magnitude of such a quake was a 7.7, but had a maximum felt intensity on the Mercalli scale (VIII). -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude of this earthquake was a 7.0 and the tsunami killed 2,200 people. It left 9,500 homeless and about 500 people missing. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
This quake and tsunami killed 227,898 people and caused a total of $10 billion in damage. The quake, with a magnitude of 9.1, was one of the most deadly disasters ever. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
82 people died on the day of the Samoa earthquake and tsunami. The small cluster of islands experienced a 8.0 earthquake and was very costly. In total, the damage cost was about $145.27 million. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
This tsunami and quake killed between 1,655 and 3,000 people and caused $5.8 billion in damage. 8.8 was the intensity of the earthquake that caused the tsunami which took many lives. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
During the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, 15,894 were killed. To this day, over 2,500 people are still missing. Several tsunami waves hit Japan's coastline. The initial earthquake magnitude was a solid 9.0 on the scale.
