10 Significant Tsunamis By Rachel47 Oct 28, 1707 Hyuga to Izu, Japan Death toll 4,900 Nov 1, 1755 Lisbon, Portugal Death toll 10,000 Aug 27, 1883 Krakatoa, Sumatra and Java Death toll 36,380 Jun 15, 1896 Sanriku, Japan Death toll 28,000 May 22, 1960 Chile/Pacific Islands/Japan Death toll 5,700 Aug 17, 1976 Phillippines Death toll 5,000 Mar 3, 1993 Sanriku, Japan Death toll 3,000 Jul 18, 1998 Papua New Guinea Death toll 8,000 Dec 26, 2004 South-east Asia Death toll 186,983 Mar 11, 2011 Tohoku, Japan Death toll 5,692