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Lisbon Earthquake
The magnitude of the Earthquake was 9. The estimated number of people that were kill was approximately 20,000. The waves reached a height of 7 meters. -
Aleutian Earthquake
Aleutian had a magnitude of 8.1. This earthquake killed approximately 160 people. This was one of the most severe Tsunamis in the Hawaiian Islands. -
Krakatoa Eruption
The Volcanic Explosivity Index or VEI of 6 which rates as "colossal". This eruption killed more than 36,000 people. Java and Sumatra caused the top of the Volcano to collapse into the ocean. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
Great Chilean had a magnitude of 9.5. This earthquake killed 61 people. This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. -
Good Friday Earthquake
Good Friday had a magnitude of 9.2. This earthquake killed 130 people. It lasted for four minutes and 38 seconds. Ground failures caused major structural damage. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
Hokkaido had a magnitude of 7.8. It killed 120 people. The island of Okushiri was hit the hardest. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
Papua had a magnitude of 7.1. It killed 2,100 people. This earthquake occurred along the boundary of the Australia and Pacific tectonic plates. -
Sumatra Earthquake
Sumatra had a magnitude of 9.1. It killed 230,000 people. It ruptured the greatest fault length of any recorded earthquake -
Samoa Earthquake
Samoa had a magnitude of 8.1. It killed 200 people. It lasted for around a minute with people running out of their homes into open spaces. -
Chile Earthquake
Chile had a magnitude of 8.8. It killed 700 people. This earthquake lasted intensely for about three minutes. -
Tohoku Earthquake
Tohoku had a magnitude of 9.1. This earthquake killed 20,000 people. This earthquake often is referred to as the " Great East Japan Earthquake".
