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Lisbon, Portugal
A tsunami accompanied by a 9 magnitude earthquake and fire that killed 20,000 people and had waves that reached heights of 7 m(23 ft) -
Krakatoa Volcano
The Krakatoa volcano explosion caused the tops of the volcano to collapse into the ocean and it produced a tsunami higher than 115 ft. It destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
Aleutians Alaska
8.1 magnitude earthquake that produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian islands that killed 160 people -
Chile/Hawaii
A 9.5 magnitude earthquake in chile triggered a tsunami that travelled 15 hours across the pacific ocean to Hawaii, killing 61 people -
Alaska/California
A 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alaska generated a deadly tsunami killing 130 people in Alaska and California -
Okushiri Island, Japan
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the Sea of Japan that caused a tsunami that killed 120 people -
Papua New Guinea
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake triggered a submarine landslide which produced a tsunami killing 2100 people -
Indonesia
Sumatra 9.1 magnitude earthquake created a tsunami and it killed 230,000 people -
Samoa
8.1 Magnitude earthquake that created a tsunami and killed around 200 people -
Chile
8.8 Magnitude earthquake that created a tsunami that killed around 700 people in coastal towns -
Japan
9.1 Magnitude earthquake that created a tsunami and killed around 20,000 people