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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Magnitude: 7.7
Death Toll: 40,00-50,00
Fact: Research indicates that the main seismic source was faulting of the seafloor along the tectonic plate boundaries of the mid- Atlantic -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
VEI: 6
Death Toll: 36,417
Fact: Records state that 165 villages and towns surrounding Krakatoa were destroyed -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 8.6
Death Toll: 165-173
Fact: The amount of damage caused was worth over 26 million dollars. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude: 9.6
Death Toll: 1,655
Fact: It triggered a massive tsunami that raced across the Pacific Ocean. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 131
Fact: This earthquake was the largest recorded in the United States -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude: 7.7
Death Toll: 230
Fact: This earthquake left 5.3 million people without power. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (New Guinea)
Magnitude: 7.0
Death Toll: 2,183-2,700
Fact: It caused a tsunami that left about 10,000 citizens homeless. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude: 9.1-9.3
Death Toll: 227,898
Fact: Around 135,000 homes were damaged from this earthquake -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 192
Fact: About 200 million dollars in damage was done. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude: 8.8
Death Toll: 500
Fact: This earthquake triggered a blackout that affected 93% of the citizens. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude: 9.0
Death Toll: 18,000
Fact: This earthquake was the 4th most powerful earthquake ever recorded. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude: 7.5
Death Toll: 4,340
Fact: More than 210,00 people were displaced during this earthquake.