Tsunami Timeline

By ChristianHoang19

  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal) November 1, 1755

    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)

    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)

    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

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    Magnitude of earthquake:9.1
    Death Toll: Over 18,000
    Interesting Facts: Strongest Earthquake in its recorded history

  • Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

    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