Deadly Tsunamis - Carly Sharamatew

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

-Magnitude: 8.5
-Death toll: 10,000-100,000
-Struck on All Saints Day

Krakatoa Eruption (Portugal)

Aug 26, 1883

-Death toll: 36,417
-Eruption could be heard 4,830 km away
-20 mil tons of sulfur released into atmosphere

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

-Magnitude: 8.6
-Death toll: 165
-Waves 45-130ft high

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 23, 1960

-Magnitude: 9.4
-Death toll: 1,000-7,000
-Most powerful earthquake ever recorded
-waves up to 25m high

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

-Magnitude: 9.2
-Death toll: 139
-Most powerful earthquake in North American history

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

-Magnitude: 7.7
-Death toll: 230
-Caused huge landslides

Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

-Magnitude: 7.0
-Death toll: 2,183-2,700
-Raised awareness that small earthquakes can cause large tsunamis

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

-Magnitude: 9.1-9.3
-Death toll: 227,898
-Many victims were taken by surprise despite the hours between the earthquake and the tsunami.

Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

Sep 29, 2009

-Magnitude: 8.1
-Death toll: 189
-Not one but four tsunami waves hit land

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

-Magnitude: 8.8
-Death toll: 525
-Most energetic earthquake ever recorded

Tohoku

Mar 11, 2011

-Magnitude: 9
-Death toll: 15,896
-Costliest natural disaster in history

Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

Sep 27, 2018

-Magnitude: 4.8
-Death toll: 2,256
-Main shock hit during rush hour