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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Th magnitude of this earthquake was 8.5 to 9.0. The death toll was 30,000 to 50,000. It lasted between 3.5-6 minutes. The tsunami occurred 40 minutes later -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The magnitude of this eruption was 6 VEI. The estimated death toll was 36,000. 20 million tons of sulfur was released. Some land in Batan was never repopulated and is now the Ujung Kulon National Park. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.6. The death toll is an estimated 165-173. It resulted in an estimated $26 million in damage. It is also known as the April Fools Day earthquake. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.2. The estimated death toll was 131. This earthquake lasted 4 minutes and 38 seconds. It was a megathrust earthquake and is the most powerful in North American history. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.4-9.6. The estimated death toll is 1,000 to 6,000. It lasted 10 minutes. The resulting tsunami waves were up to 35 meters tall. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.7. The death toll was 230. The tsunami reached Okushiri between 2 and 7 minutes after the earthquake. It had to aftershocks, one being 20 seconds long, the other being 35 seconds long. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
the magnitude of this quake was 7.0. The death dol was between 2,183 to 2,700. This earthquake occurred on a reverse fault. It also caused an undersea landslide. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1 to 9.3. The death to was 227,898. It is also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and was an undersea megathrust. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. The death toll was at least 189. It was the largest earthquake of 2009. it also occurred in the ring of fire. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.8. The death toll was 525. It lasted about 3 minutes, The tsunami waves reached and damaged part of San Diego, California. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
the magnitude of this earthquake was 9. The death toll was 15,897. This was the strongest earthquake in Japan's history. It also caused $360 billion USD in damage. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of this quake was 7.5. The death toll was 4,340. It had a 6.1 M foreshock. There were also 14 aftershocks within the first 24 hours.
