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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
It killed 20,000 people with a magnitude of 9. This earthquake was studied scientifically for its effects over a large area, and led to the birth of seismology and earthquake engineering. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
It killed people, and did not have a tool to measure the magnitude for the earthquake at this time. The eruption unleashed huge tsunamis and destroyed over two thirds of the island. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
It killed 160 people with a magnitude of 8.1. The wave of the tsunamis reached Kauai, Hawaii 4.5 hours after the quake, and 4.9 hours later hit Hilo, Hawaii. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
It killed 61 people with a magnitude of 9.5. The epicenter of this earthquake was near Lumaco, and Valdivia was the most affective city. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
It killed about 130 people with a magnitude of 9.2. The earthquake lasted approximately 4.5 minutes and is the most powerful recorded earthquake in U.S. history. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
It killed 120 people with a magnitude of 7.8. There was about 815 houses destroyed, 1324 half damaged, and 6395 partially damaged. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
It killed more than 2100 people with a magnitude of 7.1. The quake struck at a shallow depth of Lokm just iff if PNG's Manus island. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The earthquake killed about 230,000 people with a magnitude of 9.1. The tsunami was caused by slippage of about 600 miles of the boundary between the India and Burma plates off the west coast of northern Sumatra. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
It killed about 200 people with magnitude of 8.1. It was the largest earthquake in 2009, and a tsunami was generated which caused substantial damage in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
It killed about 700 people with a magnitude of 8.8. The tsunami warnings were issued in 53 countries, and the wave caused minor damage in San Diego area of California. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
It killed over 20,000 people with a magnitude of 9.1. The waves of the tsunami reached heights up to 133 feet in Miyako.
