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The 1755 Lisbon, Portugal
earthquake that produced a tsunami that, along with the earthquake in resulting fire, killed an estimated 20,000 people. tsunami waves that cross the Atlantic ocean amplified to heights of 7 m or more in the West Indies
Magnitude 9 -
The 1883 violent explosion of Krakatoa volcano in the Sundra Strait
located between Java and Sumatra caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. This sudden collapse produced a giant tsunami more than 35 m high that destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36 thousand people -
The 1946 Aleutians earthquake
produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people
Magnitude 8.1 -
The 1960 Chile earthquake
triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean
Magnitude 9.5 -
1964 Alaska earthquake
generated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people in Alaska and California
Magnitude 9.2 -
The 1993 earthquake in the Sea of Japan
caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan
Magnitude 7.8 -
The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake
triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2100 people
Magnitude 7.1 -
The 2004 Sumatra earthquake
generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people
Magnitude 9.1 -
The 2009 Samoa earthquake
generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people
Magnitude 8.1 -
The 2010 Chile earthquake
generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns
Magnitude 8.8 -
The 2011 Japan earthquake
generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people
Magnitude 9.1
