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Lisbon Earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.5-9.0 caused about 60,000 deaths. This earthquake causing tsunami waves up to 20 feet high. It was All Saint's day, so many people were out at their church. Because of this, many people died at or around their church. -
Krakatoa Eruption
An eruption that had a magnitude of 6.0 Mw which killed about 36,500 people. Many people have multiple theories as to why the eruption was named that. This eruption that caused the tsunami generated the loudest sound ever reported in history. -
Aleutian Earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.6 Mw caused a tsunami that killed around 160-175 people. Authorities had to spend about $300 million to try to fix the damaged caused. The waves got as high as 115 feet. -
Great Chilean
An 8.5-9.5 Mw earthquake caused a tsunami that killed about 5,000 people. This earthquake was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in history. It left 2 million people homeless and there were a huge foreshock. -
Good Friday Earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 Mw that caused an earthquake that killed 139 people. The second most powerful earthquake. The major cause of the earthquake was an underwater landslide. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
An 8.1 earthquake that caused a tsunami that killed about 33 people. Around 815 houses were lost. This was the second disaster to happen in Japan this week. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 Mw. This killed about 67 people. Since the terrain was so rugged it was hard for people to communicate with the authorities and many did not know what to do. -
Sumatra Earthquake
An 9.2 Mw earthquake that killed about 230,000 people. The earthquake spanned up to 1,500 km which is bigger than the state of California. Much of the land was lifted and moved. -
Samoa Eathquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 Mw that killed about 189 people. There are around 400 people who still live in shelters in that area but most have moved. This earthquake was called a submarine earthquake. -
Chile Earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 Mw killed about 525 people. This was caused by water pressure being built up. It traveled across the Pacific Ocean at 450 miles per hour -
Tohoku Earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 Mw which killed about 16,000 people. This earthquake shook the earth's surface for 6 minutes. It was the strongest earthquake to hit Japan. -
Sulawesi Earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 Mw that killed about 830 people. This earthquake caused major soil liquefaction. Also, the tsunami swept many people away in rivers and lakes.
