Deadly Tsunamis

  • Libson Earthquake (Portugal)

    Libson Earthquake (Portugal)
    A Magnitude 9 earthquake caused a tsunami that's waves crossed the Atlantic Ocean amplified to heights of 7m (roughly 23ft) or more in the West Indies, killing roughly 20,000 people
  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    A volcanic eruption with a VEI of 6 triggered a giant tsunami that killed 36,000 people, destroyed 165 villages and was roughly 35m (115ft) high
  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    An 8.1 magnitude earthquake in Alaska caused a tsunami that hit the Hawaiian Islands, killing 160 people
  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    A 9.5 magnitude earthquake killed 61 people with a tsunami that traveled 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean
  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    130 people in both California and Alaska died from a tsunami caused by a 9.2 magnitude earthquake
  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the Sea of Japan caused a tsunami that hit Okushiri Island and killed 120 people
  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
    The 7.1 magnitude earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed 2,100 people
  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    A 9.1 magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami that hit across a dozen countries (such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand) killing 230,000 people
  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    The 8.1 magnitude earthquake formed a tsunami that took place in The Southern Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga Subduction Zone in an extensional environment, killing 200 people
  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    700 people died from a tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake that lasted about 3 minutes
  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    A 9.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean (72km east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tohoku region) lasted about 6 minutes and caused a tsunami that killed about 20,000 people
  • Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
    A magnitude 7.5 earthquake with an epicenter in the mountainous Donggala Regency (Central Sulawesi) caused a tsunami that killed 4,340 people