Tsunami

Lisbon Earthquake(Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

Magnitude: 9
Death Toll: 20,000
Facts: The tsunami only caused 5% of deaths.

Krakatoa Eruption(Java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

Magnitude: n/a
Death Toll: 36,000
Facts: Damage lasted for months.

Aleutian Earthquake(Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 160
Facts: The tsunami reached 35 meters in Alaska and 9 meters in Hawaii.

Great Chilean Earthquake(Chile)

May 23, 1960

Magnitude: 9.5
Death Toll: 61
Facts: Most powerful disaster yet.

Good Friday Earthquake(Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 130
Facts: Largest disaster in US history.

Hokkaido Earthquake(Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude: 7.8
Death Toll: 120
Facts: Largest tsunami in Japanese history.

Papua New Guinea Earthquake(Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude: 7.1
Death Toll: 2100
Facts: It made 500 people go missing.

Sumatra Earthquake(Indonesia)

Dec 6, 2004

Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 230,000
Facts: Released energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima bombs.

Samoa Earthquake(Samoan Islands)

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 200
Facts: In between Samoa territory and American Samoa territory.

Chile Earthquake(Chile)

Mar 11, 2010

Magnitude: 8.8
Death Toll: 700
Facts: Valparaíso(a city in Chile) had to close because of the tsunami

Tohoku Earthquake(Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 20,000
Facts: People became homeless because of the tsunami.

Sulawesi Earthquake(Indonesia)

Sep 27, 2018

Magnitude: 7.5
Death Toll: 4300
Facts: Expected height of the tsunami was 3 meters, but it ended up being 7 meters.