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Lisbon Earthquake
Portugal
Magnitude 8.5-9M
Killed about 20,000 people
It occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal. Around 9:20 a.m. local time. It was a combination of subsequent fires, tsunami, and earthquake that almost completely destroyed Lisbon -
Krakatoa Eruption
Java/Sumatra Indonesia
Killed 36,000
Krakatoa is a volcanic island. It is between Java and Sumatra islands. This was one of the largest eruptions in recent time -
Aleutian Earthquake
Alaska
Magnitude 8.1
Killed 160 people
It was over $26 million in damages. The seafloor along the fault was elevated. Reached the West Coast of the United States. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
Chile
Magnitude 9.5
Killed 61 people
It was the largest instrumentally recorded. A foreshock had happened the day before. One of the longest ruptures ever reported. -
Good Friday Earthquake
Chile
Magnitude 9.2
Killed 61 people
In Port Valdez they suffered from an underwater landslide. 32 people died from the landslide -
Hokkaido Earthquake
Japan
Magnitude 7.7
Killed 230 people
It triggered a tsunami that killed people in Hokkaido and Russia. There were two major shocks the first lasted 20 seconds and the second lasted 35 seconds. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
Papa New Guinea
Magnitude 7.1
Killed about 2,100 people
There was one main shock, and several aftershocks. It hit the Australia and Pacific plates. -
Sumatra Earthquake
Indonesia
Magnitude 9.1
Killed about 230,000 people -
Sumoa Earthquake
Samoan Islands
Magnitude 8.1
Killed about 200 people
It was the biggest earthquake of 2009. The water systems were completely damaged. -
Chile Earthquake
Chile
Magnitude 4.8
Killed 525 people -
Tohoku Earthquake
Japan
Magnitude 9.1
More than 2,500 people killed
