Tsunami Timeline

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9 and there were 20,000 people that were killed during this event. The tsunami struck 45 minutes after the earthquake and the waves made it to heights of 23 feet. 85 percent of the buildings in Lisbon were destroyed.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/ Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

This eruption killed more than 36,000 people and destroyed 165 villages. The tsunami hit about 30 hours after the eruption and the waves of the tsunami reached heights of 115 feet.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and it killed about 160 people. After the tsunami, they received 26 million dollars in damage.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 23, 1960

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and the event killed 61 people. The tsunami that killed the people arrived 15 hours after the earthquake.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

This earthquake is the largest U.S> earthquake ever recorded with a magnitude of 9.2. The tsunami killed about 130 people.

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and the event killed about 120 people. The tsunami gor up to 10 meters in height and caused 600 million dollars in property loses.

Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and the event killed more than 2,100 people. The tsunami waves reached the height of 49 feet with an average height of 34 feet.

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and the event killes about 230,000 people. After the tsunami there was 10 billion material losses and only 2 billion of them were insured.

Samoa Earthquake (Samoa Islands)

Sep 29, 2009

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and the event killed about 200 peoplw. The waves of the tsunami reached 72 feet tall and caused over 200 million dollars in damage.

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and the event killed about 700 people. The tsunami waves reached 50 feet and nearly 400,000 homes were damaged.

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and the event killed over 20,000 people. The tsunami destroyed more that 120,000 buildings and one building released thousands of tons of ozone destroying chemicals.