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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The 1755 Lisbon, Portugal, earthquake produced a tsunami that, along with the earthquake and resulting fire, killed an estimated 20,000 people. Tsunami waves that crossed the Atlantic Ocean amplified to heights of 23 feet high. -
Krakatoa Eruption
The 1883 violent explosion of Krakatoa volcano in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. This sudden collapse produced a giant tsunami more than 115 feet high that destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Aleutians Alaska earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The 1960 Chile earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The 1964 Alaska earthquake generated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people in Alaska and California. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The 1993 earthquake in the Sea of Japan caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2100 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The 2004 Sumatra earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The 2009 Samoa earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The 2010 Chile earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The 2011 Japan earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
68,000 houses were damaged and over 6,000 people went missing either looking for their families or gone.