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Magnitude 9. Killed an estimated 20,000 people. Wave heights reached up to 7 meters (about 23 feet). Fires resulted from this disaster.
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Magnitude 6 of Volcanic Explosivity Index. Killed over 36,000 people, destroyed 165 villages. Waves reached 35 meters (about 115 feet) high. The top of the volcano collapsed into the ocean.
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Magnitude 8.1. Killed 160 people. A wave of 100 feet crashed onto the Unimak Island shore. On parts of Hawaii, waves reached 60 feet.
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Magnitude 5. Killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the pacific. It was the biggest recorded earthquake in the 20th century.
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Magnitude 9. Around 130 people died in Alaska and California. The earthquake rupture started about 25 km. below the surface. It lasted approximately 4.5 minutes. it is the most powerful recorded earthquake in history.
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Magnitude 7.8. Killed 120 people on Okushuri Island, Japan. There was $600 million in property damage from the tsunami. West Coast on Okushuri Island had the highest sunup measures.
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Magnitude 7.1. Triggered submarine landslide. Produce a tsunami that killed around 1,200 people. Tsunami was composed of 3 waves, all at an estimated 4 meters high. 20-40% of the population was killed.
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Magnitude 9.1. Killed around 230,000 people. The total estimated material losses in the Indian Ocean region were $10 billion. Highest death toll from a tsunami.
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Magnitude 8.1. Killed about 200 people. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center recorded a 3 inch rise in sea levels near the epicenter. New Zealand scientists recorded wave heights around 14 meters.
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Magnitude 8.8. Killed about 800 people in coastal towns. The epicenter was located about 200 miles southwest of the Chilean capital of Santiago. The town experienced waves as high as 15 meters high.
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Magnitude 9.1. Killed over 20,000 people. The tsunami caused a major nuclear accident at a power station along the coast. Epicenter located about 80 miles east of the city of Sendai.
