10 Deadliest tsunamis

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  • 1498 Nankai earthquake
    Sep 20, 1498

    1498 Nankai earthquake

    magnitude 8.6 MS[1]
    Areas affected Japan
    Casualties 5,000 deaths[2]
  • Enshunada Sea, Japan - September 20, 1498
    Sep 20, 1498

    Enshunada Sea, Japan - September 20, 1498

    magnitude 8.3,
    total of at least 31,000 people killed.
  • Ise Bay Japan

    Ise Bay Japan

    magnitude 8.2.
    The Ise Bay tsunamis caused more than 8000 deaths
  • Lisbon Portugal tsunami and earhquake

    Lisbon Portugal tsunami and earhquake

    Magnitude: 8.5–9.0
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Casualties: 10,000–100,000 deaths
  • Lisbon, Portugal - November 1, 1755

    Lisbon, Portugal - November 1, 1755

    A magnitude 8.5 earthquake he earthquake and ensuing tsunami killed 60,000
  • Ryuku Islands, Japan - April 24, 1771

    Ryuku Islands, Japan - April 24, 1771

    A magnitude 7.4 earthquake tsunami destroyed a total of 3,137 homes, killing nearly 12,000 people in total.
  • Northern Chile, August 13, 1868

    Northern Chile, August 13, 1868

    magnitude of 8.5, A total of 25,000 deaths and an estimated US$300 million in damages were
  • 1931 China floods

    1931 China floods

    July–November 1931
    Deaths: 145,000–4,000,000
    Locations: Yangtze, Yellow River, Huai River
  • 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

    2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

    magnitude of 9.1–9.3
    Location: Banda Aceh, Indonesia
    Number of casualties: 250,000
  • North Pacific Coast, Japan

    North Pacific Coast, Japan

    Magnitude: 9
    casualties 15,894 deaths