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Libson Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude was 9, 20,000 people died. Tsunami was created with waves 7 meters high. A fire resulted from the tsunami. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
Volcano erupted and the top of it fell into the ocean creating a tsunami. Waves were created that reached 35 meters high. Destroyed 165 villages, and killed more than 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Created a magnitude 8.1 earthquake. Earthquake caused a tsunami in the Hawaiian islands. The tsunami killed about 160 people. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
Earthquake with a magnitude of 9.5. The tsunami waves traveled for 15 hours across the pacific ocean. Killed about 160 people. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Created an Earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2. Generated deadly tsunami. It killed 130 people in Alaska and California. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was 7.8 The earthquake occurred in the Sea of Japan. Killed about 210 people -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude was 7.1. Earthquake than triggered a landslide which was followed by a tsunami. All together there were 2,100 people that died -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. Tsunami was generated due to the earthquake. 230,000 people died making it one of the deadliest tsunamis. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude of this earthquake reached about 8.8. Chile earthquake than generated a tsunami. 700 people were killed in coastal towns. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Earthquake in Japan had a magnitude of 9.1. Earthquake generated a tsunami. This resulted in the death of over 20,000 people.
