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Lisbon, Portugal Earthquake
This quake produced a tsunami and fire that killed about 20,000 people. The waves in the Atlantic Ocean reached to heights of 7m in the West Indies. magnitude 9 -
explosion of Krakatoa
This explosion happened in the Sundra Straight between Java and Sumatra. the top of the volcano collapsed into the ocean which produced a tsunami over 35m high. This destroyed hundreds of villages and killed over 36,000 people. magnitude 8.5 -
Aleutians Quake
This quake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people. Magnitude 8.1 -
Chile Earthquake
The quake caused a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii, after traveling across the Pacific for 15 hours. Magnitude 9.5 -
Alaska Earthquake
This tsunami killed 130 people in Alaska and California. magnitude- 9.2 -
Sea of Japan Earthquake
Killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan, magnitude 7.8 -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
quake that triggered a submarine landslide and tsunami and killed over 2,100 people. Magnitude 7.1 -
Sumatra Earthquake
caused tsunami that killed about 230,000 people, magnitude 9.1 -
Samoa Earthquake
Killed over 200 people, magnitude- 8.1 -
Chile Earthquake
killed about 700 people living in coastal towns. Magnitude 8.8 -
Japan Earthquake
tsunami killed over 200,000 people. Magnitude- 9.1