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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was 9 and the death toll was 20,000. The tsunami killed more than 1/3 of the entire population of the Portuguese capital. The earthquake itself lasted 3-6 minutes. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 6. It killed 36,000 people. The eruption generated the loudest sound ever reported in History. It erupted over the course of numerous months, not just days. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was 8.1 and the death toll was 160 people. The people were unprepared because they didn't know the signs of a tsunami. They suffered approximately $300 million. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was 9.5 and the death toll was 61. This resulted in 2 million being left homeless. This was the most powerful tremor in history. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was (M9.2) and the death toll was 130. It lasted approximately 4 and a half minutes. It was the most powerful earthquake recorded even though it was the second largest. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was (M7.8) and the death toll was 120. Poverty losses were estimated to be $600 million. The vertical runup of the earthquake was 15-20 meters. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was (M7.1) and the death toll was 2100 people. 3 massive waves followed the earthquake. The tsunamis were generated by an underwater landslide. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was (M9.1) and the death toll was 230,000 people. The rupture was more than 600 miles long, displacing the seafloor by 10 yards horizontally and several yards vertically. Waves of over 30 meters were recorded. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was (M8.1) and the death toll was 200 people. Over $200 million in damages. The earthquakes occurred so close in time that scientists have not been able to distinguish which earthquake occurred first or which caused a bigger tsunami. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was (M8.8) and the death toll was 700 people. Over $200 billion in damage. The epicenter was located some 200 miles away. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was (M9.1) and the death toll was 20,000 people. The tsunami generated arrived within 30 minutes and disabled 3 nuclear reactors within days. Over 50,000 were forced to evacuate. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was (M5.2) and the death toll was 4,340 people. It was caused by a strike-slip faulting on faults trending either roughly north-south or west-east. It caused over $1.3 billion in economic loss