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Lisbon Earthquake
The Lisbon Earthquake occurred In Portugal. The magnitude of the earthquake was a 9.0. The death toll was about 20,000 people. The height of the tsunami waves were about 23 feet high. -
Krakatoa Eruption
The Krakatoa Eruption occurred in Java/Sumatra. The eruption was caused by volcanic collapse at the top of the volcano then fell into the ocean. The death toll was about 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake
The Aleutian Earthquake was located in Alaska. The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1. The earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
The Great Chilean Earthquake occurred in Chile. The earthquake traveled for 15 hours across the pacific ocean. The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5. The death toll was about 61 people. -
Good Friday Earthquake
The Good Friday earthquake occurred in Alaska. The total damage costs resulted in about 311 million dollars. The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2. The death toll was about 130 people. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
The Hokkaido earthquake occurred in Japan. A large landslide was also caused because of the tsunami that was formed from the earthquake. The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.8. The death toll was about 120 people. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
The Papua New guinea quake caused a large undersea landslide that caused a tsunami that hit the coast. The magnitude earthquake was a 7.1. The death toll was about 2100 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake
The Sumatra earthquake happened in Indonesia. An undersea megathrust earthquake. The Indian plate was subdued by the Burma plate. The magnitude was a 9.1 earthquake. The death toll was about 230,000 people. -
Chile Earthquake
The Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile. Intense shaking lasted for almost 3 minutes. The earthquake triggered a tsunami that devastated several towns. The magnitude of the quake was about an 8.8. The death toll was about 700 people. -
Samoa Earthquake
The Samoa earthquake occurred in the Samoan islands. The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1. this submarine earthquake occurred in an extensional environment. The death toll was about 200 people. -
Tohoku Earthquake
The earthquake occurred in Japan. Epicenter was about 70 kilometers. This was the most powerful earthquake ever record in japan. Triggered a tsunami that caused waves to be about 40.5 meters high. The magnitude was a 9.1. This earthquake killed about 20,000 people.
