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Tsunamis Timeline

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  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9 and a death toll of 20,000. This event lasted 3 and a half minutes. The tsunami waves reached over 23 feet in height.

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 6 and a death toll of 36,000 + people. 165 villages and towns were destroyed. The explosion was heard 1,930 miles away.

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 160. The tsunami waves reached more than 100 feet above sea level. It destroyed a newly built US. Coast Guard lighthouse.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and a death toll of 61. It left 2 million people homeless. The economic damage was about 550 million dollars.

  • Great Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Great Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and a death toll of 130. The massive shock of the earthquake ripped streets apart. This is considered to be the largest earthquake ever in the US.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and a death toll of 120. The tremor occurred a depths of 19 miles. Shaking was felt all the way in Northern Japan.

  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and a death toll of 2,100. The earthquake had depths of 33 miles. The event occurred on a reverse fault.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 230,000. The earthquake was equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima type bombs. The depth of the earthquake was 31 feet below sea level.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 200. There was 147.25 million dollars in damage. 3,000 people became homeless.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 700. The earthquake created waves as high as 29 meters. It caused 30 billion dollars in damage.

  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 20,000. Japan's northern coastline dropped 2 feet. The tsunami waves overtopped sea walls and disabled 3 nuclear reactors.

  • Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.2 and a death toll of 4,340. The tsunami waves reached over 20 feet tall. 3 billion dollars in damage was caused.