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Deadly Tsunamis- Carmen Knopf

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  • Lisbon Earthquake (portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (portugal)
    The earthquake was a magnitude 9 on the richter scale and caused 20,000 deaths. A fun fact is that the tsunami occured on the holy feast day of "all saints."

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    The earthquake had a magnitude equivalent to 8.5 on the richter scale and caused 36,000 deaths. A fun fact is the tsunami had destroyed 165 villages

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    The earthquake was a magnitude 8.1 on the richter scale and caused 160 deaths. A fun fact is the tsunami waves traveled across the ocean at 500 mph

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    The earthquake was a magnitude 9.5 on the richter scale and caused 61 deaths. A fun fact is the tsunami traveled for 15 hours across the pacific.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    The earthquake was a magnitude 9.2 on the richter scale and caused 130 deaths. A fun fact is the tsunami killed people in both california and alaska.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake

    Hokkaido Earthquake
    The earthquake was a magnitude 7.5 on the richter scale and caused 120 deaths. A fun fact is the tsunami was over 10 meters high.

  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
    The earthquake was a magnitude 7.1 on the richter scale and caused 2,100 deaths. A fun fact is the tsunami consisted of 3 deadly waves.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    The earthquake was a magnitude 9.1 on the richter scale and caused 230,000 deaths. A fun fact is the earthquake was thought to have the energy of 23,000 atomic bombs.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    The earthquake was a magnitude 8.1 on the richter scale and caused 200 deaths. A fun fact is the damage from the event costed over 150 million dollars.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    The earthquake was a magnitude 8.8 on the richter scale and caused 700 deaths. A fun fact is the earthquake was caused by the south american plate overriding the nazca plate.

  • Tohoku Earthquake (japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (japan)
    The earthquake was a magnitude 9.1 on the richter scale and caused 20,000 deaths. A fun fact is the waves arrived at the coast in 30 minutes.

  • Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
    The earthquake was a magnitude 7.5 on the richter scale and caused 4,340 deaths. A fun fact is over 2.4 million people were affected from the event.