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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude was 9 and over 20,000 people were harmed and died. It was the third known large scale earthquake to hit the city. -
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Major Tsunamis
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Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The magnitude was 8.5 and over 36,000 people were harmed and died. The tsunami destroyed 300 towns and villages. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude was 8.1 and over 160 people were harmed and died. The waves reached as high as 42 m or about 138 ft. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude was 9.5 and over 61 people were harmed and died. It left 2 million people homeless. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude was 9.2 and over 130 people were harmed and died. There were several tsunamis more then 3 waved triggered. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was 7.8 and over 120 people were harmed and died. The waves reached as high as 38 meters. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude was 7.1 and over 2,100 people were harmed and died. It went 15 miles inland. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude was 9.1 and over 230,000 people were harmed and died. It had the same energy levels as 23 atomic bombs. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude was 8.1 and over 200 people were harmed and died. It was he 5th tsunami in 15 years. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude was 8.8 and over 700 people were harmed and died. It was the most powerful temblor in history. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was 9.1 and over 20,000 people were harmed and died. There were more then 5000 aftershocks. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude was 6.2 and over 400 people were harmed and died. Over 1000 people were never indentified after they died.