Deadly Tsunamis - Ian Mandell

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  • Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal

    Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal

    The magnitude was 9.0. The death toll was an estimated 20,000 people. It killed more than a third of the entire population of the Portuguese capital.
  • Krakatoa Eruption, Java/Sumatra

    Krakatoa Eruption, Java/Sumatra

    The Krakatoa volcano exploded causing the top of the volcano to fall into the ocean. This caused a tsunami more than 115 feet high. The death toll was more than 36,000 people. It made the moon appear blue at night.
  • Aleutian Earthquake, Alaska

    Aleutian Earthquake, Alaska

    The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and produced a tsunami that affected the Hawaiian islands. The death toll was 160 people. It was a pacific wide tsunami.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake, Chile

    Great Chilean Earthquake, Chile

    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 which caused a deadly tsunami. The death toll was 61 people. It traveled 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean
  • Good Friday Earthquake, Alaska

    Good Friday Earthquake, Alaska

    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and created a deadly tsunami. The death toll was about 130 people. It lasted about 4.5 minutes
  • Hokkaido Earthquake, Japan

    Hokkaido Earthquake, Japan

    The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and created a deadly tsunami. The death toll was 120 people. It produced one of the largest tsunamis in Japan's history.
  • Papau New Guinea Earthquake, Papau New Guinea

    Papau New Guinea Earthquake, Papau New Guinea

    The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and caused a submarine landslide that created a deadly tsunami. The death toll was more than 2,100 people. About 9500 people became homeless and about 500 people were missing.
  • Sumatra Earthquake, Indonesia

    Sumatra Earthquake, Indonesia

    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and created a deadly tsunami. The death toll was about 230,000 people. It is estimated to have released energy equivalent to 23,000 atomic bombs. The same atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
  • Samoa Earthquake, Samoan Islands

    Samoa Earthquake, Samoan Islands

    The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and created a deadly tsunami. The death toll was about 200 people The tsunami waves were up to 72 feet tall.
  • Chile Earthquake, Chile

    Chile Earthquake, Chile

    The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and created a deadly tsunami. The death toll was about 700 people. It caused $30 billion worth of damage.
  • Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

    Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and created a deadly tsunami. The death toll was over 20,000 people. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history.
  • Sulawesi Earthquake, Indonesia

    Sulawesi Earthquake, Indonesia

    The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5 and created a deadly tsunami. The death toll was about 4,300 people. Earthquakes greater than magnitude 6.0 occur nearly every year in Indonesia.