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Lisbon, Portugal tsunami
The 1755 (~M 9) Lisbon, Portugal , earthquake produced a tsunami that, along with earthquake and resulting fire, killed an estimated of 20,000 people. Tsunami waves that crossed the Atlantic Ocean reached heights of 23 ft. or more in the West Indies -
Krakatoa Volcano
The 1883 (M 9) violent explosion of Krakatoa volcano in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. This sudden collapse produced a giant tsunami more than 115 ft. high that destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 136,000 people. -
Aleutians, Alaska tsunami
The 1946 (M 8.1) Aleutians, Alaska earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people. -
Chile Tsunami
The 1960 (M 9.5) Chile earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. -
Alaska Tsunami
The 1964 (M 9.2) Alaska earthquake generated a deadly tsunami that killed 130 people in Alaska and California. -
Japan Tsunami
The 1993 (M 7.8) earthquake in the Sea of Japan caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. -
Papua New Guinea Tsunami
The 1998 (M 7.1) Papua New Guinea earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people. -
Summatra, India tsunami
The 2004 (M 9.1) Summatra earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people. -
Samoa Tsunami
The 2009 (M 8.1) Samoa earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. -
Chile Tsunami
The 2010 (M 8.8) Chile earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Japan Tsunami
The 2011 (M 9.1) Japan earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people.
