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Libson, Portugal Tsunami
It's magnitude was 8.5-9.0 and 30,000 people died. The worst damage occurred in the south-west of Portugal. Lisbon and its inhabitants were particularly badly hit by the earthquake. In 1755, Lisbon was a great city legendary for its wealth, prosperity and sophistication, it was one of the most beautiful cities in Europe with an estimated population of 275,000. -
Eruption of Krakatoa, Indonesia
It's magnitude was 35 and more than 36,000 people died. It destroyed 295 towns and villages in the Sunda Straight in Western Java and Southern Sumatra. -
Aleutian Islands Tsunami, Alaska
It's magnitude was 7.8 and 160 people. After the Tsunami, all that remained was the Scotch cap lighthouse on Unimak island, Alaska. -
Chilean Tsunami, Chile
It's magnitude was 9.2 and killing more than 2,000 lives. Downtown Hilo, Hawaii, was left devastated by the Tsunami -
Alaskan Tsunami, Alaska
It's magnitude was 9.2 and 131 people died. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spent about $100 million dollars repairing infrastructures, rebuilding communities, and cleaning debris. -
Okushiri Tsunami, Okushiri island, Japan
It's magnitude was 7.7 and 120 people died. The Tsunami propagated to Russia within 30 minutes. -
Papua New Guinea Tsunami, Papua New Guinea
It's magnitude was 7.0 and it killed more than 2,100 people. After the Tsunami, a video documentary was produced to help the villagers understand how and why the Earthquake happened. -
Sumatra Tsunami, India
It's magnitude was 9.1 and about 230,000 people were killed. The Tsunami waves travelled across the Indian Ocean of 500 mph, the speed of a jet plane. -
Samoa Tsunami, South Pacific
It's magnitude was 8.1 and it killed about 200 people. The Tsunami was triggered by at least two separate earthquakes occurring within 2-3 minutes of each other near the Tonga Trench. -
Chilean Tsunami, Chile
It's magnitude was 8.8 and about 700 people died. In July 2010, the American Red Cross arranged for a delegation of 20 multidisciplinary experts on earthquake response and recovery to go to Chile to learn how their lessons learned could better prepare for California communities for a similar event. -
Japan Tsunami, Japan
It's magnitude was was 9.1 and over 20,000 people died. Material damage from the earthquake and tsunami is estimated at about 25 trillion yen ($300 billion).
