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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Magnitude: 9
Death toll: 20,000
Interesting Facts:
1. The tsunami spread north to the British Isles, south to Africa, and west to the Caribbean.
2. Violent shaking destroyed about 12,000 dwellings. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
Magnitude:Eruption
Death Toll: 36,000
Interesting Facts:
1.The eruption generated the loudest sound ever heard
2. The explosion fired hot ash 50 miles in the air -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 160
Interesting Facts:
1. Wave heights reached an estimated 115 feet in the air
2. The tsunami struck nearly 5 hours after the earthquake -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude: 9.5
Death Toll: 61
Interesting Facts:
1. This earthquake was the most powerful
2. The earthquake left 2 million people homeless -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 130
Interesting Facts:
1. This was the largest earthquake in U.S. History
2. About 311 Million dollars in damage was caused -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude: 7.8
Death Toll: 120
Interesting Facts:
1. A total of 700 boats and 59 houses were destroyed
2. The tsunami reached land in 2 to 7 minutes after the earthquake -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
Magnitude: 7.1
Death Toll: 2,100
Interesting Facts:
1. The earthquake caused about 9,500 people to go homeless and 500 go missing.
2. Maximum wave height was 15 m -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 230,000
Interesting Facts:
1. The energy released was equivalent to Hiroshima atomic bombs
2. tsunami heights reached 100 height -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 200
Interesting Facts:
1. The tsunami waves reached 22 meters high
2. A total of 241 homes were destroyed -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude: 8.8
Death Toll: 700
Interesting Facts:
1. The earthquake shaking lasted 3 minutes
2. It was the most powerful quake that hit Chile in 50 years -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 20,000
Interesting Facts:
1. The most powerful earthquake in japan since 1900
2. The shaking lasted around 3 to 5 minutes -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude: 7.5
Death Toll: 4,340
Interesting Facts:
1. Over 2.4 million people were affected by this earthquake
2. This resulted in a 1.5 meter tsunami