Tsunamis

By dgreene2755
  • Oct 20, 1498

    Enshunada Sea, Japan

    Enshunada Sea, Japan
    Reached a magnitude of 8.3. An estimate of 30,000 people were killed.

  • Ise Bay, Japan

    Ise Bay, Japan
    The earhtquake magnitude was estimated to be 8.2. The tsunami caused 8,000 people to die and damaged infrastructure massively.

  • Nankaido, Japan

    Nankaido, Japan
    There was an 8.4 earthquake, resulting in over 31,000 people losing their lives.

  • Lisbon, Ortugal

    Lisbon, Ortugal
    An 8.5 magnitude earthquake caused a major tsunami. 60,000 people were killed.

  • Ryuku Islands, Japan

    Ryuku Islands, Japan
    12,000 people died after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake caused a massive tsunami.

  • Northern Chile

    Northern Chile
    A magnitude 8.5 earthquake cost a total of 25,000 deaths.

  • Krakatau, Indonesia

    Krakatau, Indonesia
    Tsunami was caused by explosion of a caldera volcano. Around 40,000 people died.

  • Sanriku, Japan

    Sanriku, Japan
    A 7.6 earthquake caused 38.2 meter waves off the coast of Sanriku. 22,000 people were killed.

  • Aleutian Islands, Alaska

    Aleutian Islands, Alaska
    The magnitude reached 8.6 and was the cause for 173 casualties.

  • Sumatra, Indonesia

    Sumatra, Indonesia
    The magnitude registered at a 9.1. The death toll reached 230,000.

  • North Pacific Coast, Japan

    North Pacific Coast, Japan
    The tsunami killed over 18,000 people. The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.0.