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Lisbon Earthquake- Portugal
The Lisbon earthquake was a magnitude 9.0 and killed 20,000 people. The shaking from the earthquake was felt all the way in Morocco. The Tsunami had 20 foot waves. Lisbon was the most prosperous city in the 18th century before the tsunami. It was a very religious city and the tsunami was believed to be "God's wrath". -
Krakatoa Eruption- Java/Sumatra
About 36,000 people were killed from impact. The eruption sent ash 20 feet into the air. There were a total of 4 eruptions with the last one being the loudest sound ever recorded on earth. The tsunami sent 600 tons of coral rock up onto shore. -
Aleutian Earthquake- Alaska
Over the span of 24 hours, the earthquake sent shock waves around the world. The tsunami hit a depth of 71 miles on land. Waves were yards high. -
Great Chilean Earthquake- Chile
After the tsunami left Chile, it head straight for Hawaii. There were aftershocks still being recorded a full 30 days after the main tremor. -
Good Friday Earthquake- Alaska
This earthquake is the largest recorded in US history, and 2nd largest worldwide. This event truly shined a light on all the different plate tectonic movement theories. -
Hokkaido Earthquake- Japan
Japan is the home to one of the most seismically active areas of magnitude 6 or higher earthquakes. It sits at a junction 4 different tectonic plates. This earthquake caused a lot of damage and rumbling across the city and through other parts of Japan. -
Papua New Guinea Quake- Papua New Guinea
No tsunami warning was issued for residents of Papua New Guinea. The quake was so strong it was felt from 460 miles away on the south coast. It struck at a depth of 23 miles. -
Sumatra Earthquake- Indonesia
This created talk that the UN should spend the money on early detection systems. The waves were up to about 100ft high crashing onto shore. Some countries call the tsunami the "Boxing Day" tsunami. -
Samoa Earthquake- Samoan Islands
20 minutes are the major quake, 14 aftershocks took place. Since most telephone lines were damaged, it made it hard to assess issues and damage from the tsunami. -
Chile Earthquake- Chile
The rupture was caused by the 300-375 foot stretch of the faults beneath Chile. Waves were up to 50 feet high. A total of around 400,000 homes were damaged. -
Tohoku Earthquake- Japan
The Tohoku earthquake/tsunami is said to be the most damaging. It had a total economic cost of $235 billion. There were 120,000 homes fully damaged, 278,000 homes half damaged, and 726,000 partially damaged.
