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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)
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)
An 8.1 magnitude earthquake in Alaska caused a tsunami that hit the Hawaiian Islands, killing 160 people -
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)
130 people in both California and Alaska died from a tsunami caused by a 9.2 magnitude earthquake -
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)
The 7.1 magnitude earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed 2,100 people -
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)
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)
700 people died from a tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake that lasted about 3 minutes -
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)
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake with an epicenter in the mountainous Donggala Regency (Central Sulawesi) caused a tsunami that killed 4,340 people