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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
M9 Earthquake
20,000 Deaths Disrupted Portugals colonial ambitions, demolished large public buildings, and destroyed about 12,000 houses -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
36,000 Deaths
Rated as a "colossal" eruption with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 6. FInal explosion became the loudest noise ever recorded on Earth and was heard by 10% of Earth's Surface. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
M 8.1 Earthquake
160 Deaths
Caused a Tsunami that reached Hawaii, Caused over $26 million in damage. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
M9.5 Earthquake
61 Deaths
Considered the largest Earthquake recorded in the 1900s.
Lasted for approximately 10 minutes. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
M9.2 Earthquake
130 Deaths
Second most powerful earthquake on record. North America's most powerful earthquake. Earthquake triggered about 21 tsunamis which touched about 20 different countries. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
M7.8 Earthquake
120 Deaths
Tsunami warning was issued 5 min after the earthquake. The tsunami arrived 7 minutes after the earthquake. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
M7.1 Earthquake
2100 Deaths
Maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII
Earthquake was 19 seconds long.
19 Miles deep -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
M9.1 Earthquake
230,000 Deaths
Total economic cost was $9.4 Billion
80,000 houses were damaged
More than 500,000 people were displaced -
Samoan Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
M8.1 Earthquake
200 Deaths
Tsunami was 72 feet tall
$200 million in damage -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
M8.8 Earthquake
700 Deaths
Earthquakes losses to economy were $15-30 billion
About 3 minutes long -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
M9.1 Earthquake
20,000 Deaths
6 minutes long
$360 billion in damage
Japan's High-speed trains and factors were shut down a minute early due to its early detection system -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
M7.5 Earthquake
4340 Dead
12.4 Miles Deep
103,000 houses damaged or destroyed
$1.3 Billion in economic losses