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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The tsunami was 7 meters or 23 feet high. The death toll was about 20,000 people. It almost destroyed Lisbon and the adjoining areas. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/ Sumatra)
The tsunami was 35 meters or 115 feet high. The death toll was about 36,000 people. The tsunami started because the top of the volcano collapsed into the sea. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The tsunami was 42 meters or 135 feet high. The death toll was about 160 people. The tsunami occurred 48 minutes after the earthquake. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The tsunami was about 25 meters or 82 feet high. The death toll was about 61 people. 2 million people were left homeless because of it. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The tsunami was 67 meters or 220 feet high. The death toll was about 130 people. The tsunami also caused damage in Hawaii and Japan. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The tsunami was 40.5 meters or 133 feet tall. The death toll was about 120 people. The earthquake left 5.3 million residents without power. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
The tsunami was 15 meters or 49 feet tall. The death toll was about 2,100 people. It had a maximum Mercalli intensity of 8. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The tsunami was about 30 meters or 98 feet tall. The death toll was about 230,000 people. It had a Mercalli intensity up 9. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The tsunami was about 14 meters or 46 feet tall. The death toll was about 200 people. It was a submarine earthquake. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The tsunami was about 6 meters or 20 feet tall. The death toll was about 700 people. There were tsunami warnings in 53 countries because of it. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The tsunami was about 39 meters or 128 feet tall. The death toll was about 20,000 people. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan.
