Most Damaging Tsunamis

Lisbon Earthquake

Nov 1, 1755

Magnitude: 9
Death Toll: 20,000 The modern research indicates that the main seismic source was faulting along it's seafloor along with the tectonic plates boundaries.

Krakatoa Eruption

Aug 26, 1883

Magnitude: 6 Vei
Death Toll: 36,000 The final explosion of Krakatoa created the most well known sound that loud, it was heard across more than 10% of the earth surface.

Aleutian Earthquake

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 160 Deeper earthquakes can occur but more albeit rather than scarcely in smaller magnitudes (mc4), down to approximately 50km.

Great Chilean Earthquake

May 23, 1960

Magnitude: 9.5
Death Toll: 61 The Tsunami's height rose up to 80ft which the amount of meters is 25.

Good Friday Earthquake

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 130 The earth lasted about 4.5 minutes but was the most powerful earthquake in history.

Hokkaido Earthquake

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude: 7.8
Death Toll: 120 A rupture occurred within a fault that dipped 24 degrees at the East.

Papua New Guinea Earthquake

Jul 17, 1998

magnitude: 7.1
Death toll: 2,100 The cause of the tsunami might have been caused by a 2m (6ft 7in) vertical drop in the pacific plate.

Sumatra Earthquake

Dec 26, 2004

magnitude: 9.1
death Toll: 230,000 The waves went up to 30 meters and was recorded as the tsunami swept along the Ache which it's the most hardest Region of Indonesia.

Samoa Earthquake

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 200 241 homes were destroyed, 3,058 homes and 4 schools were damaged and the loss of power affected greatly for water and sewage treatment facilities.

Chile Earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

Magnitude: 8.8
Death Toll: 700 This was one of the most largest Earthquakes in history that it was measured as 8.8 as a magnitude and wiped out 18% of the countries GDP.

Tohoku Earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 20,000 Several countries like Australia, China, India, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United States sent rescue teams and many others came to support Japan.

Sulawesi earthquake

Jul 27, 2018

Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 226,000 The Boundaries between the Sunda plate and the Banda sea micro plate with a focal depth of 18 km and the earth quake occurred along with the Mamuju-Majene thrust fault.