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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Around a 9 magnitude earthquake and the death toll was about 20,000.
They were celebrating all saints day with a lot of candles, when those candles fell they started a large fire. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
There was no recorded magnitude.
Around 36,000 people died.
A thick black cloud covered the island for 5 days.
Ash layered 1ft 8in all over the island. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The earthquake was an 8.1 magnitude.
About 160 people dead.
The 55ft wave traveled about 500 mph.
The wave reached all the way to Hawaii. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The earthquake was a 9.5 magnitude.
A total of 61 people died.
$6.78 billion in damage.
The main tsunami reached all the way to Hawaii. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The earthquake was a 9.2 magnitude.
About 130 people dead.
2nd most powerful recorded earthquake.
Reports of movement as far as Florida and Texas. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
The earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude.
About 2,100 people dead.
Left 9,500 homeless and 500 missing.
Rotting dead bodies started an epidemic of diseases. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The earthquake was a 7.8 magnitude.
There was about 120 people dead.
The earthquake had 2 separate shocks.
The rupture that caused the earthquake was estimated to be about 150 km deep. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The earthquake was a 9.1 magnitude.
About 230,000 people dead.
Largest number of victims of any earthquake/tsunami.
Tsunami waves were 50-100ft tall. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The earthquake was an 8.1 magnitude.
About 200 people dead.
Sea level raised 3 inches.
Largest earthquake of 2009. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The earthquake was an 8.8 magnitude.
About 700 people dead.
Tremors felt as far as 1,500 miles away.
Blackout affected 93% of people in Chile. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The earthquake was a 9.1 magnitude.
About 20,000 people dead.
Shaking lasted 6 mins.
Main island shifted 8ft. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The earthquake was a 7.5 magnitude.
There was 4,340 people dead.
A large festival was being held at the time.
Total of 150 aftershocks.
