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Sep 20, 1498
Enshunada Sea
A magnitude of 8.3 caused the tsunami off the cost of Japan in 1498. About 31,000 were killed -
Ise Bay
Magnitude-8.4
Waves got up to six meters tall and about 8,000 people died -
Nankaido
Another earthquake shook around Japan with a magnitude of 8.4. The death toll was 30,000. -
Earthquake in Portugal
A magnitude of 8.5 caused this Tsunami off the coast of Portugal. It killed about 60,000 -
Ryuku Islands
The magnitude was 7.4 and the tsunami destroyed about 3,000 homes. About 12,000 people died. -
Northern Chile
Two earthquakes estimated at 8.5 caused a tsnuami off the coast of Chile. The tsunami lasted about three days and killed 25,000 people. -
Krakatau
Krakatau, the volcano, caused this tsunami in Indonesia. About 40,000 people died -
Sanriku, Japan
A magnitude of 7.6 caused an earthquake that killed about 22,000. -
Messina Earthquake
A magnitude of 7.1 caused a tsunami and hit Sicily. About 123,000 people died. -
Sumatra Tsunami
The magnitude of the earthquake that caused this was 9.1. The epicenter was located around the coast of Sumatra. The death toll was about 230,000 -
Earthquake in Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 caused a tsunami which killed 18,000 in Japan
