Most Dangerous Tsunamis

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  • Lisbon Earthquake

    Lisbon Earthquake
    Magnitude: 9.0
    Dead:20,000
    Fire contributed to deaths. Waves crossed atlantic ocean 7 miles to the West Indies.

  • Krakatoa Eruption

    Krakatoa Eruption
    The eruption killed 36,000 people. Top of the volcano blew off into ocean causing tsunami. The top went 35m into ocean.

  • Aleutian Earthquake

    Aleutian Earthquake
    Magnitude of 8.1 and killed 160 people. This produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian islands.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    Great Chilean Earthquake
    Magnitude of 9.5 and killed 61 people. Hawaii waves traveled 15 hours across pacific ocean and was still devastating. Most powerful earthquake ever recorded.

  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake
    Magnitude of 9.2 and killed 130 people. Killed people in California and Alaska but was generated in Alaska.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake

    Hokkaido Earthquake
    Magnitude of 7.8 and killed 120 people. Started in sea of Japan causes the tsunami.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake

    Papua New Guinea Quake
    Magnitude of 7.1 and killed 2,100 people.
    Triggered an underwater landslide in Indian Ocean.

  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake
    Magnitude of 9.1 and killed 230,000.

  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 killed 200.

  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    Earthquake killed 700 people in coastal towns with a magnitude of 8.8

  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake
    Earthquake killed 20,000 people and had a magnitude of 9.1.