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Lisbon Earthquake
Magnitude: 8.5-9
Death toll: Killed an estimated 60,000
Interesting Fact: The height of the wave when it reached Lisbon was 65 feet tall -
Krakatoa Eruption
Magnitude of Earthquake: VEI 6
Death toll: Killed an estimated 36,00
Interesting Fact: This generated the loudest sound ever reported on earth as it could be heard in Perth Australia 1,931 miles away. -
Aleutian Earthquake
Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: Killed 165 people
As a result of this Tsunami the United States established the seismic sea wave warning system. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.4-9.6
Death toll: Killed 1,655 people
Interesting Facts: This Tsunami left 2 million people homeless -
Good Friday Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.2
Death toll: Killed 131 People
Interesting Facts: It remains the most powerful earthquake to occur in North America. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
Magnitude: 7.7
Death toll: Killed 230 people
Interesting Facts: This tsunami caused an estimated $2 million in property damages -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
Magnitude: 7
Death toll: Killed 2,700 people
Interesting Facts: As a result of this tsunami Papua New Guinea developed seismology -
Sumatra Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.1-9.3
Death toll: Killed 227,898 people
Interesting Facts: This quake cause the ocean floor to rise in eight by more then 40 meters. -
Samoa Earthquake
Magnitude: 8.1
Death toll: Killed 192 people
Interesting facts: Because of this Samoa established a 24/7 National Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center and built an Emergency Operations Center to support disasters -
Chile Earthquake
Magnitude: 8.8
Death toll: Killed 500 people
Interesting facts:It was the largest earthquake that occurred during the 20th century. -
Tohoku Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.1
Death toll: Killed 18,426 people
Interesting facts: It created an estimated $2 billion in damages. -
Sulawesi Earthquake
Magnitude: 7.5
Death toll: Killed 5,007 people
Interesting facts: It created $1.5 billion in damages.