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Libson Earthquake
Had a magnitude of about 9. It killed 20,000 people and started a fire. One of the reasons the fatalities was so high was because when the earthquake occurred, everyone was attending mass because November 1st is All Saints Day. -
Krakatoa Eruption
No magnitude. Destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. The eruption lasted for a full day! It is one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history. -
Aleutian Earthquake
Magnitude of 8.1. It killed around 160 people. The effects of the tsunami reached Washington, Oregon, and California. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
Magnitude of 9.5. Travelled for 15 hours across the Pacific and killed 61 people. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. -
Good Friday Earthquake
It had a magnitude of 9.2. It killed about 130 people in Alaska and California. It also caused a landslide. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
Had a magnitude of 7.8. It killed 120 people -
Papua New Guinea Quake
It had a magnitude of 7.1. It caused a submarine landslide which started the tsunami. It killed more than 2100 people. The tsunami comprised of 3 waves each estimated about 4m high. -
Sumatra Earthquake
It had a magnitude of 9.1. It killed about 230,000 people. It was followed moths later by a magnitude 8.7 quake on March 28, 2005. -
Samoa Earthquake
Had a magnitude of 8.1. It killed about 200 people. The earthquake lasted for 3 minutes. -
Chile Earthquake
Had a magnitude of 8.8. It killed about 700 people in coastal towns. The director of the navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service at the time of the earthquake was charged with negligence for ignoring tsunami warnings and failing to notify coastal residents of approaching surges. -
Tohoku Earthquake
It had a magnitude of 9.1. It killed over 20,000 people. It crippled Japan's nuclear industry and 11 of the 50 nuclear reactors were closed after the disaster.
