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The Lisbon Earthquake
Year: 1775
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Magnitude: 9.0
Death Toll: 20,000 est. -
The 1883 Krakatoa Explosion
Year: 1883
Location: The Sundra Strait
Magnitude: (N/A)
Death Toll: 36,000+ -
The 1946 Alaskan Earthquake
Year: 1946
Location: Alaska / Hawaii
Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 160 est. -
The 1960 Chilean Earthquake
Year: 1960
Location: Chile/ Hawaii
Magnitude: 9.5
Death Toll: 61 -
The 1964 Alaskan Earthquake
Year: 1964
Location: Alaska/ California
Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 130 est. -
The 1993 Japan Earthquake
Year: 1993
Location: Sea of Japan/ Japan
Magnitude: 7.8
Death Toll: 120 -
The 1998 Papua Earthquake
Year: 1998
Location: New Guinea
Magnitude: 7.1
Death Toll: 2,100 -
The 2004 Sumatra Earthquake
Year: 2004
Location: Sumatra
Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 230,000 -
The 2009 Samoa Earthquake
Year: 2009
Location: Samoa
Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 200 -
The 2010 Chilean Earthquake
Year: 2010
Location: Chile
Magnitude: 8.8
Death Toll: 700 -
The 2011 Japan Earthquake
Year: 2011
Location: Japan
Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 20,000