Tsunamis

Lisbon Earthquake - Portugal

Nov 1, 1755

This deadly earthquake killed an estimated 20,000 people. The magnitude was 9. It produced a tsunami and led to a fire. The tsunami waves were 23 feet high!

Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatra

Aug 26, 1883

This deadly volcanic eruption caused a tsunami when the volcano collapsed on the ocean. The magnitude was 6 and it resulted in 36,000 deaths. It also destroyed 160 villages.

Aleutian Earthquake - Alaska

Apr 1, 1946

This deadly earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and resulted in 160 deaths. It caused 26 million dollars in damage. The waves from the tsunami travel by 500 miles an hour.

Great Chilean Earthquake - Chile

May 23, 1960

This deadly earthquake caused a tsunami with a magnitude of 9.5 and resulted in 61 deaths. It traveled across the pacific ocean for 15 hours. It greatly affected the city, Valdivia.

Good Friday Earthquake - Alaska

Mar 27, 1964

This deadly earthquake resulted in 130 deaths and had a magnitude of 9.2. It occurred on Good Friday. Most of the deaths were caused by the tsunami that triggered underwater landslides.

Hokkaido Earthquake - Japan

Jul 12, 1993

This deadly earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and caused 180 deaths. It destroyed a total of 558 houses and the damages cost over 600 million dollars.

Papua New Guinea Quake - Papua New Guinea

Jul 17, 1998

This deadly earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and caused 2,100 deaths. More than 10,000 people lost their waves. The tsunami stretched 15 miles and the waves were 49 feet high.

Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia

Dec 26, 2004

This deadly earthquake resulted in 230,000 deaths and had a magnitude of 9.1. The tsunami spanned across 900 miles and the rupture lasted 10 minutes.

Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands

Sep 29, 2009

This deadly earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and caused 200 deaths. The tsunami waves were up to 40 feet high. It occurred on the outer rise of Kermadec-Tong subduction zone.

Chile Earthquake - Chile

Feb 27, 2010

This deadly earthquake caused 700 deaths with a magnitude of 8.8. The earthquake struck at 3:34 am and spanned across 375 miles.

Tohoku Earthquake - Japan

Mar 11, 2011

This deadly earthquake caused 20,000 deaths with a magnitude of 9.1. Exactly 2,537 people went missing. The tsunami actually caused an accident at the Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Plant.

Sulawesi Earthquake - Indonesia

Sep 27, 2018

This deadly earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5 and caused 2,100 deaths. It caused a major solid liquefaction in and around Palu. It also led to mudslides that submerged buildings.