Deadly Tsunamis

  • Lisbon Earthquake-portugal

    Lisbon Earthquake-portugal

    the magnitude of the earthquake was between 8.5-9.0. the death toll was estimated 20,000 people. One interesting fact is the waves were about 20ft at Lisbon. Second fact, waves reached as far as Martinique arriving 10 hours later.
  • Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatra

    Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatra

    The magnitude of the earthquake was between VEI of 6. the death toll was estimated 36,000 people. First fact, the eruption triggered tsunamis up to 120ft high. Second fact, the sound f the explosions was heard thousand of km away.
  • Aleutian Earthquake - Alaska

    Aleutian Earthquake - Alaska

    The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.6. the death toll was estimated 165 people. First fact, the tsunami wave reached more then 100ft. Second fact, it struck Hilo, Hawaii 4.9 hours the earthquake.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake - Chilie

    Great Chilean Earthquake - Chilie

    The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5. the death toll was estimated 1,655 people. First fact, the tsunami reached across the pacific. Second fact, the waves impacted, Hawaii, Japan, and Eastern Australia.
  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake - Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake - Papua New Guinea

    the magnitude of the earthquake was between 5.3. the death toll was estimated 2,700 people. One interesting fact the tsunami was triggered by a submarine landslide caused by the quake. Second fact, it happened due to its location in a zone of intense tectonic plate collisions.
  • Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia

    Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia

    The magnitude of the earthquake was a 9.1. the death toll was estimated 227,898 people. First fact, it was the deadliest in history. Second fact, in 2012 was the most powerful strike slip ever recorded there.
  • Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands

    Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands

    The magnitude of the earthquake was a 8.1. the death toll was estimated 3,000 people. First fact, it was a single earthquake but a series of3 that were close together. Second fact, it caused damage that hundreds and millions of dollars in damage.
  • Chile Earthquake - Chile

    Chile Earthquake - Chile

    The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.2. the death toll was estimated 525 people. First fact, it was a very powerful earthquake that caused sever damage. Second fact, it had a physical impact on the earths rotation.
  • Tohoku Earthquake - Japan

    Tohoku Earthquake - Japan

    The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.1. the death toll was estimated over 18,000 people. First fact, it was powerful enough to physically shift the earths axis. Second fact, it triggered a massive tsunami that caused devastation across.
  • Sulawesi Earthquake- Indonesia

    Sulawesi Earthquake- Indonesia

    The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.1. the death toll was estimated 1,340 people. First fact, its unusual strike slip fault movement. Second fact, the massive, devastation mudflows caused by soil liquefaction.