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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.7 with a death toll of 30,00. The event affected the Portuguese Empire and had many enlightenment philosophers studying and discussing it. It led to the come up of the modern seismology. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The magnitude of the earthquake was a VEI of 6 and the death count was around 37,000. The eruption was one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events ever recorded. The acoustic pressure wave circled the globe more than three times. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The earthquake had magnitude of 8.1 although a small death toll with only 170. On the other hand, the destruction caused Hawaii to suffer $300 million worth of damages. The tsunami destroyed a famous lighthouse called the Scotch Cap Lighthouse. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The earthquakes magnitude was 9.5 with 1,655 deaths. The event also known as the Valdivia earthquake, it was the most powerful ever recorded. The strength was so strong the tremors lasted around 10 minutes. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The Good Friday earthquake was a 9.2 magnitude with 131 deaths. The plates caused the ground to transform and lift land or sink some parts. People from over 1000 miles away reported that they felt it. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The Hokkaido earthquake was a 7.8 magnitude and around 250 deaths. The earthquake changed the landscape and ground displacement. The shocks traveled across the Pacific hitting the Hawaiian islands. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The Papua New Guinea earthquake was a 7.0 magnitude that took around 3 thousand lives. The epicenter was located under the Bismarck Sea. Some of the waves created by the shockwaves were over 50 feet high. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The Sumatra earthquake magnitude was 9.1, due to being so strong the earthquake unfortunately killed over 230,000 people. The earthquake was so long it went down in history as one of the longest, lasting around 10 minutes. The earthquakes strength shifted the earth on its axis by one inch at the North pole, although not much still very impressive. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The Samoa earthquake was an 8.1 magnitude and the casualties were low only being around 200. Most tsunamis form multiple minutes or even an hour after the earthquake, but this tsunami only took 15 minutes to form. The tsunami was more powerful than predicted and caused great destruction, the country rebuilt for about a year and then were back to normal. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The Chile earthquake was an 8.8 magnitude taking 500 lives. The earthquake was felt in Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. The tsunami was huge beng 95 feet but the costal damage was not too harsh. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The Tohoku earthquake was a 9.5 magnitude and had around 18,000 casualties. The tsunami waves traveled across the Pacific Ocean. The earthquake triggered thousands of aftershocks following the earthquake. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The Sulawesi earthquake was a 7.5 magnitude although small it took 5,000 lives. The earthquake caused major liquefaction in Palu, where the solids act like liquids due from the shaking of an earthquake, which is extremely rare. Officials notified residents of a possible earthquake coming within the next hour, but the tsunami unexpectedly hit in 6 minutes after the earthquake.