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Lisbon earthquake
Lisbon Earthquake was an earthquake that happened in Portugal that happened on November 1st, 1775 killing about 20,000 people with waves from Atlantic Ocean of 7ft high. The magnitude was 9. The earthquake happened on the holy day All Saints Day. -
Krakatoa eruption
Krakatoa Eruption was a volcano that erupted on August 27th, 1883. The tsunami was caused because the Volcano collapsed into the ocean. It destroyed 165 villages and killed 36,000 people. This earthquake was felt from Australia which is 4,430 km away. -
Aleutian earthquake
Aleutian Earthquake happened on April 1st, 1946 that happened in Alaska. Had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed about 160 people in the Hawaiian Islands. The earthquake caused 26 million dollars in damage. -
Great Chilean earthquake
The Great Chilean Earthquake happened on May 22nd, 1960. The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5. It killed about 15 people after traveling 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. Also knows as the Valdivia and is strongest earthquake in recorded history. -
Good Friday earthquake
The earthquake happened on March 27th, 1964 in Alaska. It killed about 130 people in Alaska but also in California. Its got its name from happening on Good Friday but is also called Great Alaskan earthquake. -
Hokkaido earthquake
Happened in Japan on March 2nd, 1993 with a magnitude of 7.1. It killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. The tsunami happened almost immediately after the earthquake. Warning for tsunami was called 5 minutes after earthquake -
Papua New Guniea Quake
Happend on July 17,1998. It had a magnitude of 7.1. It was caused by an underwater submarine landslide that produced a tsunami and killed more than 2100 people. The main shock of the earthquake caused a 62 year old church at the Sissano Mission. -
Sumatra Earthquake
It happened on December 26th, 2004. It had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed 230,000. It has the highest death toll in tsunami history. Scientist call the tsunami the Boxing Day tsunami. -
Samoa Earthquake
It happened on September 29th, 2009. Had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed about 200 people. Most of the deaths were children. There was damage to the main electricity generator, causing power outages for miles -
Chile Earthquake
Happened on Feburary 27th, 2010. Had a magnitude of 8.8. Killed 700 people. It has the ranking of 5th on all time largest quake on the seismograph. Tsunami warnings were issued in 53 countries. -
Tohoku Earthquake
Happened on March 11th, 2011. With a magnitude of 9.1 and it killed 20,000 people. 1272,290 buildings collapsed during this. It had waves up to 133 ft high. Also is the 4th most powerful earthquake in the world.
