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Lisbon earthquake- Portugual
the Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude of 9. the total death toll was 20,000 people. the waves were at a minimum of 23 feet. a fire was created due to the tsunami in Portugal. -
Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatara
the Karatoa Eruption had a magnitude of 9.2. the total death toll was 36,000 people. the wave washed away 165 coastal villages. the eruption caused atmospheric anommolies. -
Aleutian earthquake - Alaska
the Aleutian earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. the total death toll was 160 people. the waves, although started in Alaska, mainly hit Hawaii. the earthquake was so deep that all the aftershocks were absorbed. -
Great Chilean earthquake - Chile
the great Chilean earthquake had a magnitude of 9. the total death toll was 61 people. the waves reached 82 feet. it was regarded as the strongest earthquake ever. -
good Friday earthquake - Alaska
the Good Friday earthquake had a magnitude of 8.3. the total death toll was 130 people. the run-ups reached up to 220 feet inland. the reconstruction costs were 311 million dollars -
Hokkaido earthquake - Japan
the Hokkaido earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8. the total death toll was 120 people. the repair costs were 600 million dollars. the waves arrived in 2-5 minutes. -
papua new guinea earthquake - papua new guinea
the Papua new guinea earthquake had a magnitude of .8. the total death toll was 2,000 people. the tsunami came in three bursts of waves. the erosion on the coastline had decreased it by 70 cm -
sumatra earthquake - indonesia
the Sumatra earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. the total death toll was 230,000 people. this was the largest death toll ever recorded for a tsunami. forty percent of the population was wiped out. -
samoa earthquake - samoa islands
the Samoa earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. the total death toll was 200 people. the island recieved immediate help after the disaster. the water's surge was 15 feet. -
chile earthquake - chile
the chile earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8. the total death toll was 700 people. the earthquake was believed to be caused by water pressure. the earthquake destroyed 400,000 homes -
Tohoku earthquake - japan
the Tohoku earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. the total death toll was 20,000 people. a total of 120,000 buildings were destroyed. the tsunami was not expected -
sulawesi earthquake - indonesia
the Sulawesi earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5. the total death toll was 2,000 people. the earthquake caused solid liquification. the waves reached 23 feet
