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Sep 20, 1498
Enshunada Sea, Japan
The 8.3 magnitude tsunami was caused by an earthquake that hit along the coasts of Kii, Mikawa, Surugu, Izu, and Sagami. The waves were powerful enough to breach a spit, which separated Lake Hamana from the sea, killing at least 31,000 -
Ise Bay, Japan
The Ise Bay tsunami was estimated as being a magnitude 8.2 causing damage to a number of towns. The Ise Bay tsunami caused more than 8,000 deaths and a large amount of damge. -
Nankaido, Japan
A magnitude 8.4 tsunami cause by an earthquake hammered into the Pacific coasts of Kyushyu, Shikoku and Honshin. A total of nearly 30,000 buildings were damaged in the affected regions and killed about 30,000 people. -
Lisbon, Portugal
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake caused a series of three huge Tsunamis that stroke various towns along the west coast of Portugal and southern Spain. The tsunami killed 60,000 people total in Portugal, Morocco and Spain. -
Ryuku Islands, Japan
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake that caused a tsunami that damaged a large number of islands in the region. The tsunami destroyed a total of 3,137 and killing nearly 12,000 people in total. -
Northern Chile
The tsunami was caused by two earthquakes that were estimated at a magnitude of 8.5 that hit off the coast of Arica, Peru (now Chile). Killed 25,000 people. -
Krakatau, Indonesia
The tsunami was caused by a volcanic eruption causing to kill around 40,000 people in total. -
Sanriku, Japan
The tsunami was caused by an estimated magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred off the coast of Sanriku, japan, causing damage to more than 11,000 homes and killing some 22,000 people. -
Sumatra, Indonesia
The Magnitude 9.1 hit the coast of Sumatra. The tsunami was as tall as 50m, reaching 5km inland near Meubolah, Sumatra. An estimated US$10 billion of damages attribute to the disaster, with around 230,000 people reported dead. -
Pangandaran
An 7.7 magnitude tsunami hit Java Island and Indonesia causing $44.7 million dollars worth of damage, killing 668 people, 65 missing and 9,299 injured. -
North Pacific Coast, Japan
The 9.0 magnitude tsunami hit the east coast of Japan causing $235 billion dollars worth of damage and killing more than 18,000 people.
