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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The Magnitude was 9.0 with a death toll of 20,000
Only 30 minutes after the earthquake, a tsunami came roaring into the city. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The death toll was 36,000 this 1883 eruption generated the loudest sound ever reported in history. It was heard as far away as Perth in Australia (around 1,930 miles away) and the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius - a whopping 3,000 miles from Krakatoa! -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
A magnitude of 8.1 with a death toll of 160 heights reached an estimated 115 feet in Alaska and averaged 30 feet in Hawaii, where the tsunami struck without warning nearly 5 hours after the earthquake. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The Magnitude was 9.5 with a death toll of 61
Scientists estimate that this earthquake shifted Earth's axis and shortened the length of a day by 1.26 microseconds. -
Good Friday Earthquake
9.2 Magnitude with 130 death toll. If the energy of a magnitude-5 earthquake is like snapping a single spaghetti strand, then a magnitude-9.2 earthquake releases enough energy to snap 800,000 spaghetti strands, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was 7.8 with a death toll of 120. The earthquake left 5.3 million residents without power. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude was 7.1 with a death toll of 2100. There were several strong and moderate aftershocks that struck in rapid succession, with aftershocks lasting throughout the night. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude was 9.1 with a death toll of 230,000. Only three weeks after the tsunami, representatives of 168 nations agreed to the Hyogo Framework for Action, which paved the way for global cooperation for disaster risk reduction. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude was 8.1 with a death toll of 200. 2 meters (72 feet) that engulfed the shores, killing at least 192 people,149 in Samoa, 34 in American Samoa, and 9 in Niuatoputapu, Tonga. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake with a death toll of 700. noted that the temblor triggered small earthquakes in Antarctica. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was 9.1 with a death toll of 20000. The Tohoku tsunami produced waves up to 40 meters (132 feet) high, and More than 450,000 people became homeless. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude was 7.5 and a death toll of 4300 Its epicenter is located in the mountainous Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi. The earthquake caused widespread damage to homes, buildings and critical infrastructure, including to health services and schools.