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The magnitude of this earthquake was measured to be 8.4. The death toll was around 50,000 deaths. Because this event landed on All Saints Day, most people killed were attending mass that morning.
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The magnitude of this earthquake measured to be 6. The death toll was around 36,400 death. This eruption created the loudest sound ever created in history.
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The magnitude of this earthquake reached 7.5. The death toll was a total of 167 deaths. Unfortunately, most people who died had drowned in the underwater shifts, before the tsunami waves even occurred.
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The magnitude of this earthquake reached a 9.2. The death toll was 131 deaths. The towns and villages across Alaska were forced to move to a safer, underground shelter. More economic damage was caused than fatalities.
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The magnitude of this earthquake measured a whopping 9.4. The death toll reached 5,000 deaths. This disaster left 2,0000,000 people homeless and caused $550,000,000 in damage.
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This earthquake reached a magnitude of 5.1 and led the death toll to be 230 deaths. This earthquake did not result in a tsunami, but it left 5,300,000 million residents with no power.
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This earthquake reached a magnitude of 4.8. The death toll was around 160 deaths. This disaster had 3 total tsunami waves occur, and several aftershocks caused more damage than the earthquake.
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This earthquake reached around a magnitude of 5. The death toll reached a high number of 230,000 deaths. This earthquake was quoted to have the same effect on 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs
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This earthquake reached a magnitude of 4.6. The death toll was around 192 deaths. This earthquake-induced tsunami created waves that reached heights up to 72 feet.
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This 5.3 magnitude earthquake led to a death toll of 500 deaths.It also left 2,000,000 homeless. This earthquake was the most powerful earthquake recorded in history.
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This earthquake reached a magnitude of 9 and left the death toll at around 16,000 deaths. This earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan. The highest points of shock lasted 5 minutes.
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This earthquake only reached a magnitude of 4.7 but still resulted in a death toll of 2,000 deaths. The effects of this earthquake caused liquefaction and destroyed hundreds of homes and victims.
