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Lisbon Earthquake(Portugal)
The magnitude was 8.5-9.0 and the death toll was 70,000. This occurred on a very important day in the Catholic religion. Just about everyone was in church when the quake took place. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumarta)
The magnitude was 6 and the death toll was 36,000. It washed away 165 coastal villages. The island has a history of violent volcanic eruptions and quakes. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude was a 9.2 and the death toll was 165. It caused 26 million dollars in damage. The population is low there so it resulted in a very low death toll. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude was a 9.5 and the death toll was 1,655. It left 2,000,000 people homeless. The tsunami that followed had many more additional causalities. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude was a 9.2 and the death toll was 115 casualties. This was the largest quake in U.S. history. The tsunamis caused the most deaths. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was a 9.2 and the death toll was 239 causalities. One hundred and sixty five of the deaths were from the actual earthquake. It was the worst tsunami death toll in 50 years. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude was a 7.0 and the death toll was 2,200. The actual tsunami was 15 meters tall. It was thought to be caused by a submarine landslide. -
Sumatra Earthquake ( Indonesia)
The magnitude was a 7.6 and the death toll was 1,195. It damaged 140,000 buildings. It lasted 8-10 minutes. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude was a 8.0 and the death toll was 192. The tsunami its self caused 32 deaths. Mostly young children and the elderly passed. -
Chile Earthquake(chile)
The magnitude was 9.5 and the death toll was 521. It caused 30 billion dollars in damage. The Earthquake only lasted 3 minutes. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was a 9.0-9.1 and the death toll was 18,500. It was an under the sea earthquake. Deaths were mostly caused by drowning. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude was a 6.2 and the death toll was 4,340. Over 10,000 more people were injured. Many more people were swept away by waves following the quake.