Tsunami proj

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

This earthquake killed nearly 60,000 people. It had a magnitude of 8.5-9. Close to the coast, formed a tsunami that had waves 20ft tall and killed thousands.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

70% of this island and its surroundings were destroyed. Killed nearly 36,417 people, on the volcanic explosive index it had a rating of 6. There were also waves above 40m high.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 2, 1946

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.6. There were 165-173 casualties, and caused of $26 million in damage. There were waves ranging from 45-130 feet tall. There were 163 people injured and 488 buildings were destroyed.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 23, 1960

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.4-9.6. It was 10 minutes long and the waves were around 25m tall. There ere 1,000-7,000 people killed and $400 million in damage.

Good Friday Earthquake ( Alaska )

Mar 27, 1964

This earthquake was 4 minutes long with a 9.2 magnitude. There tsunami was about 27 feet high and killed 23 out of 68 people living on the island. It also caused a landslide that killed 32 people.

Hokkaido Earthquake ( Japan )

Jul 12, 1993

There were 230 fatalities from the tsunami. This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7, and also caused a landslide that killed 165 people. The first shake was 20 seconds long and the second shake was 35 seconds long.

Papua New Guinea Quake

Jul 17, 1998

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0. There were 2,183-2,700 people killed, thousands injured. 9,500 homeless, and 500 people missing. The waves were 15m high and had an average height of 10.5m.

Sumatra

Dec 26, 2004

1,115 people are killed, 1,214 seriously injured 1,688 slightly injured, and 135,000 houses destroyed. This quake had a magnitude of 7.6 at 17:16 local time.

Samoa

Sep 29, 2009

Had a magnitude of 8.1 more than 189 people killed.

Chile

Feb 27, 2010

Had a magnitude of 8.8 and had intense shaking for three minutes. 525 people were killed, 25 people went missing and it costed insurances companies over 4.7 billion dollars in damage.

Tohoku

Mar 11, 2011

Had a magnitude of 9.1 most powerful earthquake ever recorded in japan. 15,896 deaths and 6,257 injured. 2,537 people went missing.