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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.7, and the death toll was 30,000-40,000.
Due to the damage, there was a firestorm which lasted for hours.
The waves were 20ft high. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The magnitude had a VEI of 6, and the death toll was 36,000.
The volcano irrupted for several months.
Waves were 131ft, and the volcano produced the loudest sound recorded. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude was 8.1, and the death toll was 167.
Waves were 20-40ft high.
The tsunami led to some of the first warning systems in the US. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude was 9.4-9.6 and the death toll was 1,655.
The tsunami displaced 2 million people, one of the largest quakes recorded.
The tsunami caused $550 million dollars in damage. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude was 9.2 and the death toll was 131.
It was the second largest earthquake on record.
There was over $300 million dollars in damage. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was 7.7 and the death toll was 230.
The waves were over 30m high!
There was over 1.2 billion dollars in damage. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude was 7.0 and the death toll was around 1,183-2,700.
There were strong aftershocks that lasted throughout the night.
The tsunami wave was over 40 feet in height. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude was 9.1 and the death toll was 230,000.
It was one of the worst and deadliest disasters in history.
The earthquake had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima bombs. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude was 8.1 and the death toll was 192.
The tsunami waves got up to 72 feet in height.
The tsunami cost the islands over $200 million dollars in damage. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude was 8.8 and the death toll was 528.
Around 56 people went missing and were never found.
The earthquake was the 6th strongest in history. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was 9.1 and the death toll was around 18,500.
The earthquake was so strong it caused a shift in the earth's axis.
The tsunami left over 5 million tons of debris in the Pacific ocean. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude was 7.5 and the death toll was 3,879.
The earthquake caused major soil liquefaction around Palau.