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Lisboa
~9M earthquake caused s tsunami which, when it reached the west indies, was at least 7 m tall (~23 feet) -
Krakatoa (Java)
The violent explosion of Krakatoa caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. This sudden collapse produced a giant tsunami more than 35 m (~115 feet) high and destroyed 164 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
Alaska (1946)
An 8.1M earthquake caused a Tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed roughly 160 people. -
Chile (1960)
A 9.5M earth quake caused a tsunami that killed 61 in Hawaii after traveling 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. -
Alaska (1964)
An earthquake 9.2M that caused a tsunami that killed 130 people in Alaska and California. -
Japan (1993)
An 7.8M earth quake caused, in the Sea of Japan, a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island. -
Papua New Guinea (1998)
A 7.1 M earthquake caused a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2100 people. -
Sumatra (2004)
A 9.1M earthquake generated tsunami that killed about 230,000 people. -
Samoa
A 8.1M earth quake caused a tsunami that killed about 200 people. -
Chile (2010)
A 8.8 M earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Japan (2011)
A 9.1M earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people.