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Deadly Tsunamis - Laura Breslin

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  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    The magnitude of this earthquake is 9. The death toll is 50,000. Waves were as high as 65 feet. The shaking demolished buildings and about 12,000 dwellings.

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    The produced tsunami was 35m or 115ft. The death toll was 36,000. The loudest recorded sound in history. The hot ash was fired 50 miles into the air.

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    The magnitude of this earthquake is 8.1. The death toll was 160. Over $26 million in damage and waves over 115 feet.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    The magnitude is 9.5. The death toll was 1655. Left 2 million homeless and at least 3,000 were injured.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    The magnitude was 9.2. The death toll was 131. Occurred at 5:36PM AKST and $311 million in damage.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    The magnitude was 7.8. The death toll was 230. $600 million in property losses and waves ranged from 5 to 10 meters in height.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
    The magnitude was 7.1. The death toll was 2,100. At least 170 aftershocks were recorded. Over 544,000 people were affected and 270,000 in need of immediate humanitarian assistance.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    The magnitude was 9.1. The death toll was 230,000. The third strongest earthquake since 1900. The aftershocks were distributed along the plate boundary from the epicenter to near Andaman Island.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    The magnitude was 8.1. The death toll was 150. It took place in the Southern Pacific Ocean. There was a 3 inch rise in sea levels near the epicenter.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    The magnitude was 8.8. The death toll was 530. It occurred off the coast of South-Central Chile. The epicenter was located about 200 miles southwest of the Chilean Capital of Santiago.

  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    The magnitude was 9.1. The death toll was 20,000. Many residents are still recovering to this day. More than 120,000 buildings were destroyed.

  • Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
    The magnitude was 5.6. The death toll was 800. 150 aftershocks have hit and the earthquake was felt over a very wide area.