Tsunamis

Lisbon Earthquake

1755

9.0 M Earthquake. Killed 20,000, and raised waves in the West Indies, across the Atlantic Ocean, up to 7 meters.

Krakatoa Eruption

1883

Waves caused by collapsing volcano after eruption. Killed 36,000, destroyed 145 villages, and raised waves up to 35 meters.

Aleutian Earthquake

1946

8.1 M Earthquake. Had far reaching consequences, with a Tsunami killing 160 farther away in Hawaii.

Great Chilean Earthquake

1960

9.5 M Earthquake. Killed over 5,000 in total, and caused a tsunami reaching all the way to Hawaii, which killed 61 people.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

1964

9.2 M Earthquake. 139 total deaths. Consequences reached down the west coast of North America, with over 100 being killed in Alaska, and smaller numbers being killed by Tsunamis in Oregon and California.

Hokkaido Earthquake

1993

7.8 M Earthquake, killing 230 in total. Most casualties and damage occurred in Western Japan, with Tsunamis also killing many in Southeastern Russia as well.

Papua New Guinea Quake

1998

7.1 M Earthquake. Landslide triggered by Earthquake caused Tsunami very close to land, raising waves over 15 meters, resulting in over 2000 deaths and 12,000 people becoming homeless.

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

2004

9.1+ M Earthquake caused by subduction from Indian, Pacific, and Burma plates. Over 230,000 were killed, and millions were displaced in over eleven countries.

Samoa Earthquake

2009

8.1 M Earthquake. 200 were killed, with much of the damage and loss of life being mitigated through warning and evacuation.

Chile Earthquake

2010

8.8 M Earthquake, with the epicenter located along the coast. About 700 were killed in total, with Tsunamis reaching across the Pacific Ocean.

Tohoku Earthquake

2011

9.1 M Earthquake, raising waves in some places up to 40 meters, and resulted in significant coastal erosion. Killed over 20,000, and caused significant property damage, as well as a nuclear disaster.