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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 9. There were 3 distinct shocks over a 10 minute period. The earthquake destroyed sacred cathedrals with people inside. The death toll was 20,000 people. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The earthquake was caused by a volcano. The volcano generated a 120 foot wave after crashing in the sea. When the volcano erupted over millions of cubic meters of gas and ash were sent into the atmosphere which created a blanket and resulted in a lower average temperature than the year before. The death toll was 36,000. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1. The US government set up the first tsunami warning system in response to this event. The waves reached 138 feet on Unimak island and destroyed the lighthouse. The death toll was 160 people. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The earthquake's magnitude was 9.5. After the tsunami had hit the Hawaiian islands the costs were $24 million. On the Peru-Chile coast, the waves were 25 meters. The death toll was 61 people. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2. This earthquake was a megathrust earthquake that shook Alaska for 4 minutes and 36 seconds. Most people were killed by tsunamis triggered by underwater landslides. The death toll was 130 people. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8. The rupture occurred on a fault that dipped 24 degrees east. There were two distinct shocks. The death toll was 120 people. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The earthquake had a 7.1 magnitude. There were 3 tsunami waves that took out villages. The maximum height of the waves was 49 feet. The death toll was 2,100 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. This earthquake was thought to have the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. The tsunami’s waves traveled around the Indian Ocean at 500 MPH, which is the speed of a jet. This earthquake killed 230,000 people. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. The waves reached up to 72 feet. 2 large earthquakes struck Samoa and American Samoa. The death toll was 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
This earthquake’s magnitude was 8.8. The tsunami resulted in 30 billion dollars in damages. Also, the earthquake had little damage because the buildings were up to code for earthquakes. It killed 700 people. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. 2000 kilometers of the Pacific Japan coast were impacted by the tsunami. It was the most expensive earthquake and tsunami, costing around 360 billion dollars. Around 20,000 people died. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.5. The soil liquefied, leaving properties and people buried in more than nine feet of rubble and mud. This earthquake only lasted six minutes. It had a death toll of over 2000 people.