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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal) November 1, 1755
Magnitude of Earthquake: 7.7
Death Toll: 70,000
Interesting Facts: The earthquake accentuated political tensions in Portugal and profoundly disrupted the country's colonial ambition -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
Magnitude of Earthquake: 6 VEI
Death Toll: 36,417
Interesting Facts: The volcano generated the loudest sound in recorded history -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude of Earthquake: 8.1
Death Toll: 165
Interesting Facts: The shaking lasted for more than 4 minutes, launching several deadly tsunamis and triggering killer landslides -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile
Magnitude of earthquake: 9.4-9.6
Death Toll:1,655
Interesting Facts: The most powerful temblor in recorded history, left 2 million homeless -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude of earthquake: 8.4-8.6
Death Toll:131
Interesting Facts: The earthquake lasted around 4.5 minutes and is the most powerful recorded in US History -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude of earthquake: 6.6
Death Toll: 185
Interesting Facts: It has an estimated length of 150 km with a displacement of 2.5 m -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
Magnitude of earthquake:7.0
Death Toll:1,600
Interesting Facts: Papa New Guinea experiences a high rate of seismic activity with 78 events of magnitude 6-plus occurring near the area in the las 50 years -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude of earthquake:9.1
Death Toll:227,898
Interesting Facts: Estimated to have released energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima type atomic bombs -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Magnitude of earthquake:8.1
Death Toll:149
Interesting Facts: The earthquake generated tsunami waves of up to 22 meters that engulfed the shores -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude of earthquake:8.8
Death Toll:521
Interesting Facts: Was the planets sixth most severe earthquake since 1900. Caused more than 30 billion in damages -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude of earthquake:9.1
Death Toll: Over 18,000
Interesting Facts: Strongest Earthquake in its recorded history -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude of earthquake:7.5
Death Toll:4,340
Interesting Facts: Triggered a 10 foot high tsunami, that impacted the coastal areas of western central Sulawesi