Tsunami formation

TSUNAMI- The biggest, most destructiveand deadliest on record

  • Lisbon, Portugal

    Lisbon, Portugal

    Killed more than 60,000 people
  • Sunda Strait, Indonesia

    Sunda Strait, Indonesia

    Eruptions from the Krakatoa volcano fueled a tsunami and drowned 36,000 people
  • Japan

    Japan

    Some 27,000 people died
  • Alaska

    Alaska

    Killed 159 people
  • Lituya Bay, Alaska

    Lituya Bay, Alaska

    Caused by a landslide triggered by an 8.3 magnitude earthquake. Waves reached a height of 1,720 feet
  • Chile

    Chile

    Killed an estimated 1,500 people in Chile and Hawaii
  • Alaskan Good Friday

    Alaskan Good Friday

    It traveled at over 400 mph, killed more than 120 people.
  • Philippines

    Killed 8,000 people
  • Papua New Guinea

    Killed 2,200
  • Indonesia

    Killed 150,000+ people
  • Polynesia

    Polynesia

    Killed over 189 people and caused widespead destruction