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Tsunamis

  • Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal

    Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal
    The magnitude was a 9.0, and the death toll was 20,000. The tsunami was provoked by a massive earthquake. Which post earthquake and pre tsunami caused a massive fire which destroyed all of Lisbon and many surrounding areas.
  • Krakatoa Eruption

    Krakatoa Eruption
    36,000 people died in this eruption that took place in the Dutch East Indies. The Krakatoa last erupted in 2018, and the eruption changed temperatures all over the world.
  • Aleutian earthquake

    Aleutian earthquake
    An 8.1 magnitude earthquake/ tsunami took place in Alaska and killed 160 people. Caused 26 million in damage, and could be felt in Hawaii
  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    Great Chilean Earthquake
    A 9.5 magnitude earthquake/ tsunami that took place in Chile, killed between 1,000-2,000 people and was the heaviest earthquake ever recordered, and lasted 10 minutes
  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake
    Was a 9.2 magnitude earthquake that took place in Alaska and killed 130 people. Caused 133 million in damage and lasted around 5 minutes
  • Hokkaido Earthquake

    Hokkaido Earthquake
    A 7.8 magnitude earthquake/ tsunami that killed around 120 people in Japan, and Hokkaido remains an area for earthquakes even today.
  • Papua New Guinea Quake

    Papua New Guinea Quake
    A 7.1 magnitude earthquake/tsunami that left 2,100+ dead. The damage and deaths was blamed on PNG’s lack of proper infrastructure and education.
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake
    The 9.1 magnitude earthquake that killed 230,000 people. In the ocean 130 billion worth of material goods were lost, and it was the most deadly tsunami in recent history
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    An 8.1 magnitude earthquake/ tsunami caused 200 deaths. Was called the submarine earthquake, and changed life in the Samoa, and Tongo
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake
    The 9.1 magnitude earthquake killed 20,000 people and caused 360 billion in damage.
  • Sulawesi Earthquake

    Sulawesi Earthquake
    The 7.4 magnitude earthquake/tsunami killed 4,340 in Indonesia and about 1.5 million people were expected to be impacted by the tsunami and the tsunami warning wasn’t listed for another two weeks.