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The 1755 Lisbon Portugal, Earthquake
This Magnitude 9 Earthquake caused a tsunami that along with the earthquake and resulting fire killed an estimated 20,000 people. The wave reached a hight of more than 35 m (115 ft). -
The 1883 Krakatoa Explosion and Tsunami
The violent explosion of Krakatoa volcano in the Sundara Strait between Java and Sumatra caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. This collapse created a giant tsunami more than 35 m (115ft) high that destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people -
Earthquake in Alaska caused Tsunami in Hawaii
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake in alaska produced a tsunami in the Hawiian Islands that killed about 160 people -
1960 Chile earthquake triggered a tsunami in Hawaii
A magnitude 9.5 earthquake in Chile triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people after traveling 15 hours across that Pacific -
The 1964 Alaska Earthquake
A Magnitude 9.2 earthquake in Alaska created a deadly tsumani that killed about 130 people in alaska and California -
The 1993 Japaneses tsunami
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the sea of Japan caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on the island of Okushiri Japan -
The 1998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
A magnitude 7.1 earhthquake trigered a stubmariene landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2100 people -
The 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake gerneerated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people -
The 2009 Samoa earthquake and Tsunami
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed about 200 people -
2010 Chili earthquake and Tsunami
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake created a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns -
The 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people
