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Lisbon Earthquake
The 1775 (Mag. 9) earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal, produced a tsunami that, along with the earthquake and resulting fire, killed an estimated 20,000 people. Tsunami waves that crossed the Atlantic Ocean amplified to heights of 7 m (23 ft) or more in the West Indies. -
Explosion of Krakatoa Volcano
Occurred in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra that caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. Produced a giant tsunami that reached 115 ft and destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake
This Earthquake occurred in Alaska and was measured with a magnitude of 8.1, it produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people. -
Chile Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.5, This earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. -
Alaskan Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.2, This earthquake produced a deadly tsunami that killed roughly 130 people in Alaska and California. -
Sea of Japan Earthquake
Magnitude: 7.8, caused a massive tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Islan, Japan. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
Magnitude: 7.1, triggered a submarine landslide that killed more than 2,100 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.1, generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people. -
Samoa Earthquake
Magnitude: 8.1, generated a tsunami that killed roughly 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake
Magnitude: 8.8, generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Japan Earthquake
Magnitude: 9.1, generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people.