natural disasters

  • Libson Earthquake (Portugal)

    Libson Earthquake (Portugal)
    The death toll was approximately 60,000 people and half of that was from the tsunami alone the earth quake itself had a magnitude of 8.5-9
  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.5 and the death toll was about 36,000 people
  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    Earthquake with a magnitude of 8.6 with a death toll of 165 and created $26 million in damages
  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    with a magnitude of 9.5 it had a death toll of 1,655 they believe this earthquake mad days shorter
  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 its the 2nd largest Earthquake in north America
  • Hokkaido Earthquake (japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (japan)
    this earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and a death toll of 230 triggered a huge tsunami that hit the southeastern part of russia
  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua new Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua new Guinea)
    magnitude of 7.0 killing 2,200 people the maximum height of tsunami waves was 49 feet tall
  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    Magnitude of 9.1 killing 230,000 people with the equivalent force of 23,000 Hiroshima bombs
  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    A magnitude of 8.1 killing 192 people it was also a doublet Quake
  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    With a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 770 people the airports were severely damaged
  • Tohoku Earthquake (japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (japan)
    a magnitude of 9.1 with a death toll of 18,000 people
  • Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
    a magnitude of 7.5 with a death toll of 4,340 however it affected about 2.4 million people