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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
M 8.5-9.0
Death Toll- 30,000-50,000 deaths
- Epicenter was in the Atlantic Ocean about 200 km west-southwest of Cape St. Vincent -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
VEI 6
-at least 36,417 deaths
-70% of the island and its surrounding archipelago were destroyed -
Aleutian Earthquake
M 8.6
165-173 deaths
Maximum Mercalli intensity of VI -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
M 9.4-9.6
5,700 deaths
Most powerful earthquake recorded and lasted 10 minutes -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
M 9.2
131 deaths
total damage costed about $311 million -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
M 7.7
230 deaths
Tsunami damaged Hokkaido and Southeastern Russia -
Papa New Guinea Quake (Papa New Guinea)
M 7.0
2,183-2,700 deaths
Recorded depth of 30 km and Max Mercalli intensity of VIII -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
M 9.1-9.3
227,898
Total damage was $15 billion -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
M 4.6
at least 189 deaths
Tsunami reached 14 meters high -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
M 8.8
525 deaths
Quake was felt strongly in 6 different Chilean regions -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
M 7.5
4340 deaths
Max Mercalli intensity of IX
