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Deadly Tsunamis - Ashley Switzer

  • Lisbon Portugal

    Lisbon Portugal
    This Tsunami was created by an earthquake wtih a magnitude of 9 and killed 20,000 people, with waves as high as 23 feet.
  • Sunda Strait

    Sunda Strait
    This Tsunami was caused by the explosion of the Krakatoa volcano causing the top to collapse and tsunami with a hieght of 115 feet, and killing more than 36,000 people.
  • Hawaii

    Hawaii
    An earthqauke in Aleutians Alaska caused a tsunami in the Hawaiian islands with a magnitude of 8.1 and killed160 people.
  • Hawaii

    Hawaii
    An earthquake in Chile with a magnitude of 9.5 trigged a tsunami in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the pacfic ocean and killing 61 people.
  • Alaska

    Alaska
    A 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alsaka created a tsunami that killed 130 people in Alsaka and California.
  • Okushiri Japan

    Okushiri Japan
    An earthquake in Japan with a magnitude of 7.8 caused a Tsunami that killed 120 people.
  • Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea
    An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 caused a landslide that produced a tsunami that killed 2,100 people.
  • Surnatra

    Surnatra
    A 9.1 magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami that 230,000 people.
  • Samoa

    Samoa
    An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people.
  • Chile

    Chile
    A magnitude 8.8 earthqauke casued a tsunami that killed 700 people in costal towns.
  • Japan

    Japan
    An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 caused an earthquake that killed 20,000 people.