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Lisbon Earthquake
With a Magnitude of 7.7 and a Death Toll of 12,000-50,000 people this Earthquake was known as the 3rd Largest Scaled earthquake to hit the city in a chronological order. -
Krakatoa Eruption
A magnitude of 6 and a Death toll of 36,417 people the Sound of this eruption was claimed to be heard from 50 different locations around the world. The sound wave is recorded to have traveled the globe 7 times over. -
Aleutian Earthquake
The Aleutian Earthquake was recorded with a magnitude of 8.6 and a Death Toll of 165 to 173 people. as a result of the disaster the united states established the Seismic Sea wave Warning System. The earthquake Cause a Tsunami, The waves hit from alaska and travelled 500 miles to hawaii. -
The Great Chilean Earthquake
The Great Chilean Earthquake, A magnitude of 9.5 and a Death toll estimated around 6,000 people. The Earthquake hit at 3:11 Pm in the afternoon about 100 miles off the coast, A series of Foreshocks the previous day had been a warning of the incipient Disaster. -
The Good Friday Earthquake, Alaska
Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 230
The Earthquake was so powerful it registered in all us States except for Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware. It Led to Significant scientific breakthroughs in subduction earthquakes and how to minimize their destruction. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
With a Magnitude of 7.7 and a Death Toll of 230 people. The Island of Okushiri was hit the hardest with 165 death casualties. This May be the result of such tectonic interactions of pacific plates off the west coast of Honshu and Hokkaido. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
The Magnitude of 7.0 and a Death toll of 2,200. It Caused a large Undersea landslide which caused a tsunami that hit the coast. The event Occured on a reverse fault near the coast of Papua New Guinea. -
Samoa Earthquake, Samoa Islands
With a Magnitude of 8.1 and a Casualty list of 189. This was the Largest Earthquake in 2009, It Caused a tsunami that was 9.3 miles in depth and 72 feet(22 meters) in Height -
The Sumatra Earthquake
A magnitude of 9.1-9.2 and a Death toll of 227,848. Estimated to have released energy equivalent to to 23,000 hiro shima-type atomic bombs. It Was an undersea Megathrust earthquake that registered magnitude of 9.1 to 9.3. -
The Chile Earthquake
The Death of 525 People, and a Magnitude of 8.8. This Earthquake Caused a tsunami that devastated same coasted areas of the country. The Chilean town of constiticion was Inundated by Waves as high as 50 Ft. -
The Tohoku Earthquake
The Magnitude of 9.0-9.1 and a Death toll of 19,747. The Earthquake lasted 6 minutes and caused a tsunami by a undersea megathrust earthquake in the pacific ocean 72km east of the oshika peninsula. The event resulted in the total destruction of 123,000 houses and cause damage to almost a million more. Damage Costs were estimated to about 220 billion (USD) which makes it the most expensive natural disaster in history. -
Sulawesi Earthquake
A magnitude of 7.5 and a Death toll of 4,340 people. This Earthquake caused by movement on the Pelu-Koro Fault. Evidence Suggest that about 150 m of the fault ruptured. The Australian Government Has Committed 10.25 million dollars to support the Indonesian government and humanitarian partners to respond to the needs of the communities imported by the earthquakes and tsunamis.