The Deadliest Tsunami Ever

Lisbon Earthquake- Portugal

Nov 1, 1755

This deadly earthquake, with a magnitude of 9, killed almost 20,000 people. It almost totally destroyed Lisbon/the surrounding area. It cause a tsunami which caused fires.

Krakatoa Eruption- Java/Sumatra

Aug 26, 1883

This deadly earthquake, with a magnitude of 10, killed almost 36,000 people. It generated the loudest sound ever reported. During the earthquake, a volcano shot hot ash 50 ft in the air.

Aleutian Earthquake- Alaska

Apr 1, 1946

This deadly earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.1 killed almost 160 people. It caused a 100 ft tsunami after the earthquake which traveled from Alaska to Hawaii

Great Chilean Earthquake- Chile

May 23, 1960

This deadly earthquake, which had a magnitude of 9.5, killed almost 61 people. It was recorded as the strongest earthquake, and traveled through the pacific for 15 hours.

Good Friday Earthquake- Alaska

Mar 27, 1964

This deadly earthquake, which had a magnitude of 9.2, killed almost 130 people. It was the 2nd most powerful earthquake recorded and caused bridges to be torn from their ties.

Hokkaido Earthquake- Japan

Jul 12, 1964

This deadly earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8, killed almost 120 people. At least four landslides occurred because of this quake.

Papua New Guinea- Papua New Guinea

Jul 17, 1998

This deadly earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1, killed almost 2100 people. It triggered a submarine landslide, which resulted in a tsunami.

Sumatra Earthquake- Indonesia

Dec 26, 2004

This deadly earthquake, which had a magnitude of 8.1, killed almost 230,000 people. It had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs . The pressure of this earthquake had been building up for thousands of years.

Samoa Earthquake- Samoan Islands

Sep 29, 2009

This deadly earthquake which had a magnitude of 9.1, killed almost 200 people. There was no tsunami generated from this, yet it was the longest tremors felt in Samoa in a while.

Chile Earthquake -Chile

Feb 27, 2010

This deadly earthquake had magnitude of 8.8 and killed around 700 people. It was known as one of the largest earthquakes recorded in the 20th century.

Tohoku earthquake- Japan

Mar 11, 2011

This deadly earthquake had magnitude of 9.1 and killed around 20,000 people. It was one of the biggest earthquakes recorded in 100 years, and caused shaking at the surface that lasted 6 minutes.

Sulawesi earthquake- Indonesia

Sep 27, 2018

This deadly earthquake had magnitude of 7.5 and killed around 384 people. The Tsunami broke roads and tore down buildings. The main highway in this area was cut off by a landslide.