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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
This event happened on November 1st, 1755 in Portugal. It was between 8.5 to a 9.0 magnitude. The death toll was about 70,000. Some other interesting facts are:
-It occurred on all saints day
-many people were in church at the time
-it demolished large public buildings and 12,000 dwellings -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
This event happened on August 26th, 1883 in Java/Sumatra. The VEI of this eruption was 6. The death toll was around 36,417 people. Some other interesting facts:
-165 coastal villages washed away
-this was not the first time this volcano erupted
-over 70% of the island was destroyed -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
This event took place on April 1st, 1946 in Alaska. The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. The death toll was around 160 people. Some other interesting facts:
-It was produced on a Hawaiian island
-this tsunami traveled at 490 miles an hour
-thrust faulting caused the earthquake -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
This event took place on May 23rd, 1960 in Chile. The magnitude was 9.5. The death toll was around 61 people. Some other interesting facts:
-left 2 million people homeless
-injured 3,000 people
-economic damage totaled $550 million -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
This event took place on March 27th, 1964 in Alaska. The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2. The death toll was around 130 people. Some more interesting facts:
- it was the largest earthquake in the U.S
-40-50 hospitalizations
-occurred at 5:36 pm -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
This event took place on July 12th, 1993 in Japan. The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.8. The death toll was around 120 people. Some other interesting facts:
-it was one of the largest tsunamis in Japan's history
- the earthquake was caused by a fault dipping at 24 degrees to the east -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
This event took place on July 17th, 1998 in Papua New Guinea. The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.1. The death toll was around 2,100 people. Some other interesting facts:
-thousands were injured
-9,500 became homeless
-500 went missing -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
This event took place on December 26th, 2004. The magnitude of this earthquake was around 9.1. The death toll was around 230,000 people. Some other interesting facts:
- this earthquake had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs
-the tsunami waves were 100 feet high -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
This event took place on September 29th, 2009 in the Samoan Islands. The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. The death toll was around 200 people. Some other interesting facts:
-the waves were up to 22 meters (72 feet)
-241 homes and one school were destroyed
- 3,058 homes and four schools were damaged -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
This event took place on February 27th, 2010 in Chile. The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.8. The death toll was around 700 people. Some other interesting facts:
-46 went missing
-$30 billion in damage
-the shaking of the earthquake lastest 3 minutes -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
This event took place on March 11th, 2011 in Tohoku. The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1. The death toll was around 20,000 people. Some other interesting facts:
- the tsunami arrived 30 minutes after the earthquake
- the earthquake and tsunami disabled three nuclear reactors within days
-$360 billion in damgae -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
This event took place on September 27th, 2018 in Indonesia. The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.5. The death toll was around 2,000 people. Some other interesting facts:
-$2.4 million people were affected by this event
-destroyed many houses and buildings leaving people homeless
- 48,025 people were evacuated