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Lisbon earthquake, Portugal
The magnitude of 9.0. T he estimated deaths was 60,000 people. The earthquake lasted 3-6 minutes and it drew more attention towards political issues. -
Krakatoa Eruption
The eruption had a VEI of 6. The estimated death toll was 36,417 people. Krakatoa almost fully disappeared after the eruption. The eruption cause temporary islands of ash to appear. -
Aleutian Earthquake
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.3, and a death toll from 165-173 people. The tsunami was up to 130 feet at Unimak Island. The effects of the tsunami reached Washington, Oregon and California. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.6. It had had a death toll of 6,000. the Cordón Caulle volcano erupted 28 hours after the main shock. A seiche, more than 1m, was observed following the earthquake -
Good Friday Earthquake
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.3 . The death toll was 131 people. Two types of tsunamis were produced. A local tsunami and a tectonic tsunami. Port Valdez suffered a massive underwater landslide. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
The magnitude was 7.7. The death toll was 230 people. The tsunami led to an overhaul of the sea defenses on Okushiri. The max run off was recorded at 32m high. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
The magnitude was 7.0. The death toll was 1,600 people. A documentary was produced to inform the villagers on why and how the tsunami occurred. New Guinea is in-between the Australian Plate and Pacific Plate. -
Sumatra Earthquake
The magnitude was 9.3. The death toll was 227,898 people. Known as the Boxing Day Tsunami. It was the most powerful earthquake recorded in Asia, 21st Century and third mosr powerful in the world. -
Samoa Earthquake
The magnitude was 8.0. The death toll was 192. The waves were up to 22 meters. The quake was a thrust events. -
Chile Earthquake
The magnitude was 8.8. The death toll was 500 people. The shake was felt strongly in 6 Chile regions. The cost was estimated to be 5-7 billion dollars. -
Tohoku Earthquake
The magnitude was 9.0. The death toll was 19,759 people. 3 nuclear plants were closed down due the the tsunami. The largest fault slip recorded caused the tsunami. -
Sulawesi Earthquake
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.5. The death toll was 4,340 people. $1million was spent to use for supplies. More than 70,000 houses were destroyed.