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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Earthquake produced a tsunami that, along with the earthquake and resulting fire, killed an estimated 20,000 people. (M = 9) -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java / Sumatra)
The explosion in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. This collapse produced a tsunami that killed more than 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people. (M = 8.1) -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. (M = 9.5) -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Alaska earthquake generated a tsunami that killed 130 people in Alaska and California. (M = 9.2) -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Earthquake in the Sea of Japan caused a tsunami that killed 120 people in Okushiri Island, Japan. (M = 7.8) -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
Papua New Guinea earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people. (M = 7.1) -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Sumatra earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people. (M = 9.1) -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Samoa earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. (M = 8.1) -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Chile earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns. (M = 8.8) -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Japan earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people. (M = 9.1)
