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Lisbon Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.0. The death toll from this natural disaster was 20,000 lives. This tsunami lasted anywhere from three to six minutes. -
Krakatoa Eruption
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7 VEI. The total death toll was 36,000 lives. People felt this earthquake the night before the tsunami came. -
Aleutian Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. This earthquake and tsunami took 160 lives. This caused the most damage and deaths from a natural disaster in Hawaii. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.5. The total death toll was 61 people. There were reports of tsunamis 10,00 km away from the epicenter. -
Good Friday Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.2. The death toll was 130. The Pacific and North American plates released 500 years of built-up stress. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.4. This natural disaster took the lives of 130 people. This tsunami formed and hit Japan in 2-5 minutes total. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.1. The death toll was 2100. The maximum height the wave reached was 49 feet. -
Sumatra Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1. The death toll was 300,000 The estimated amount of money in damages was $9.4 billion. -
Samoa Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. The death toll was 200. There were 200 businesses and hoes destroyed as a result of this. -
Chile Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.5. The death toll was 61. There were 220,00 homes destroyed in total. -
Tokoku Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1. The death toll was 18,000. This was the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan science 1900. -
Sulawesi Earthquake
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.5. The death toll was 4,300. The Sunda plate and the Banda Sea microplate caused this.