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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude of 9 and and a death toll of 20,000. This earthquake struck on All Saints' Day and lasted between 3.5 and 6 minutes. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/ Sumatra)
The Krakatoa Eruption had a death toll of 36,000. This eruption destroyed 165 villages near Krakatoa and damaged 132 villages. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The Aleutian earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 160. This earthquake resulted in over 26 million dollars of damage and triggered a tsunami with 45ft to 130ft tall waves. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The Great Chilean Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and a death toll of 61. This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in history and lasted for 10 minutes. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The Good Friday Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and a death toll of 130. This earthquake occurred at 5:36 AM on good friday and lasted for 38 seconds -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The Hokkaido Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and a death toll of 120. This earthquake had two shocks. The first lasted 20 seconds and the second lasted 35 seconds. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
The Papua New Guinea Quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and a death toll of 2,100. This earthquake occurred at 6:49 pm along the boundary of the Australia an and Pacific plates. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The Sumatra Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 23,000. This earthquake generated a tsunami with waves that grew to be 100ft tall Additionally, the earthquake lasted 3 to 4 minutes. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The Samoa Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 200. This earthquake had a 5.6 magnitude aftershock 20 minutes after the main quake. All together, there were 14 aftershocks. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The Chile Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 700. The epicenter of this earthquake was 3km (1.9mi) off the coast of Pulluhue. There was a 6.2 aftershock 20 minutes after the main quake. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The Tokohu earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 20,000. This earthquake caused 10 billion dollars of damage and it lasted 6 minutes.
