Deadly Tsunamis - By: Matt Mercadante

  • Lisbon Earthquake

    Lisbon Earthquake
    This earthquake registered between a 8.5 and 9 on the richter scale, causinng anywhere between 10,000 and 100,000 deaths and also created a Tsunami
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  • Krakatoa eruption

    Krakatoa eruption
    At least 36,417 deaths, and the eruption created 20 million tons of sulfur producing a volcanic winter.
  • Aleutian Earthquake

    Aleutian Earthquake
    165 casualties and an earthquake that caused tsunami waves 45fr to 130ft tall
  • Great Chilean Quake

    Great Chilean Quake
    Earthquake caused Tsunami's 82 ft tall killing any where from 2,231 to 5,700. The Tsunami affected Argintina, USA, Japan, and Philippines
  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake
    311 million dollars in damage and 139 people killed in this event.
  • Sea of Japan Earthquake

    Sea of Japan Earthquake
    104 people were killed total but the tusnami caused a hundred of them and the earth quake measured an 7.8 on the richter scale
  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake
    2,138 people were killed and a landslide is what caused the tsunami
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake
    230,000 to 280,000 people dead, more are missing
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    The earthquake created a tsunami that resulted in 200 casualties
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    The earthquake created a tsunami that killed about 700 peole.
  • Tohaku Earthquake

    Tohaku Earthquake
    This earthquake created a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people