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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
It had a magnitude of 9 and a death toll of 20,000. It killed more than a third of the entire population of the capital of Portugal. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The VEI score of the eruption was a 6 and the death toll was 36,000. It was heard from as far as Perth in Australia (1,930 miles). -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
It had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 160.It resulted in $26 million worth of damages. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
It had a magnitude of 9.5 and a death toll of 61. It is the most powerful earthquake in recorded history. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
It had a magnitude of 9.2 and a death toll of 130. It is the second most powerful earthquake in recorded history. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
It had a magnitude of 7.8 and a death toll of 120. It left 5.3 million residents without power. -
Papau New Guinea Earthquake (Papau New Guinea)
It had a magnitude of 7.1 and a death toll of 2,100. Rotting dead bodies in the lagoon spread disease and caused the government to seal off the entire area. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
It had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 230,000. It released the energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima type atomic bombs. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoa Islands)
It had Magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 200. Strong shaking was felt for at least 60 seconds with some witnesses saying it lasted over two minutes. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
It had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 700. It left around two million people homeless. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
It had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 20,000. The tsunami caused 3 nuclear reactors to meltdown. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
It had a magnitude of 7.5 and a death toll of 4,340. Earthquakes greater that M 6 hit Indonesia every year.