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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.5-9.0. The death toll being anywhere from 30 to 50 thousand deaths. The Earthquake lasted 6 minutes long. A top of that 40 minutes after, a tsunami came crashing down. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The earthquake was a 6 magnitude but still killed 26,000 people . This erupted the most deadly volcano ever. it lasted into two different days. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was an 8.6 leaving 165-173 people dead. This occurred early in the morning at 3 in the morning. The wave crashed 4 hours after the quake. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of the earthquake was a 9.4-9.6 and it killed 1,000 - 6000 people. Was the highest earthquake ever recorded. The cost could have ranged anywhere from 400- 800 million dollars. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of the earthquake was a 9.2 and it killed 131 people in Alaska. The quake lasted 4 minutes and 30 seconds. It caused 311 million dollars worth of damage. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
This 7.7 magnitude earthquake sadly killed 230 people in Japan. The water earthquake was so large that it caused damage in Russia. It occurred late at night at 10 pm. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
On July 17th 1998 a 7.0 magnitude Earthquake struck killing 2183-2700 people. An underwater landslide caused the tsunami to occur. The earthquake itself lasted 19 seconds long. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
This was.an earthquake with a 9.1 magnitude earthquake which caused a massive amount of deaths recording at 227,898 deaths. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
An 8.1 magnitude Earthquake on the island killed nearly 190 people. The tsunami had a max wavelength of 14 meters. It is very common for earthquakes to happen in the Samoa Islands. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was an 8.8 which was able to kill 525 people. Tsunami warnings were issued to 53 countries. It caused a blackout so bad that it took 93% of Chilean's power. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Another Earthquake that happened in Japan with an 9 magnitude which killed 15,897 people. This was the greatest earthquake every recorded in Japan which has many earthquakes. The earthquake was so devastating it increased earths spin speed. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of the Earthquake was a 7.5. This was the most dangerous Earthquake in the world in 2018. The tsunami reached a size of 7 meters in height.
