Tsunami wave

Deadly Tsunamis- Ella Pfizenmayer

By 24epfizenmayer

  • Lisbon Earthquake (portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (portugal)
    The magnitude was 9. The death toll was 20,000 people. It lead to fires and tsunamis. It was the 3rd known large scale earthquake to hit the city.

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    It has a VEI of 6. The death toll was 36,000 people. 70% of the island and its surrounding were destroyed. The acoustic pressure wave circled the globe more than 3 times.

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    The magnitude was 8.1. The death toll was 160 people. It triggered a deadly tsunami. The tsunami reached as far as Hawaii and caused significant damage there.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    The magnitude was 9.5. The death toll was 61 people. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. The earthquakes epicenter was near Lumaco, about 570 kilometers south of Santiago.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    The magnitude was 9.2. The death toll was 130 people. It lasted for about 4.5 minutes. The earthquake caused about $311 million property damage.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    The magnitude was 7.8. The death toll was 120 people. It triggered landslides. It caused many power outages.

  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
    The magnitude was 7.1. The death toll was 2,100 people. It destroyed many villages. The epicenter was near Aitape.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    The magnitude was 9.1. The death toll was 230,000 people. This affected 14 countries. Its known as the boxing day tsunami.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    The magnitude was 8.1. The death toll was 200 people. It affected Samoa, American Somoa, and Tonga. The epicenter was in the Samoa islands region.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    The magnitude was 8.8. The death toll was 700 people. It affected the whole of Chile. The epicenter was near Maule.

  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    The magnitude was 9.1. The death toll was 20,000 people. It was one of the costliest natural disasters in history. It caused a nuclear disaster at fukushima.

  • Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
    The magnitude was 7.5. The death toll was 4,340 people. It affected palu and donggala. The epicenter was in central sulawesi.