Deadly Tsunamis-Arielle Dziuk

Lisbon, Portugal

Nov 1, 1755

This Magnitude 9 earthquake produced a tsunami that killed an estimated 20,000 people.

Krakatoa

Aug 26, 1883

This volcanic eruption produced a tsunami that killed more than 36,000 people. It was the loudest volcanic explosion in the history of eruptions.

Aleutians, Alaska

Apr 1, 1946

This magnitude 8.1 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 160 people.

Chile

May 22, 1960

Earthquake of magnitude 9.5 triggered a tsunami that killed 61 peope in Hawaii

Alaska

Mar 27, 1964

Earthquake of magnitude 9.2 generated a deadly tsunami that produced a death toll of 130 people in Alaska and California

Okushiri Island, Japan (Off west coast of Hokkaido)

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 120 people.

Papua New Guinea

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami killing more than 2100 people.

Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra

Dec 26, 2004

Magnitude 9.1 earthquake generated a tsunami that killed 230,000 people.

Samoa

Sep 29, 2009

Earthquake of magnitude 8.1 that generated a tsunami that killed 200 people.

Chile

Feb 27, 2010

Earthquake of magnitude 8.8 produced a deadly tsunami that killed 700 people in coastal towns.

Japan

Mar 11, 2011

This earthquake of magnitude 9.1 produced a tsunami that killed more than 20,000 people.