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Deadly Tsunamis-Chris Rhodes

  • Lisbon Earthquake

    Lisbon Earthquake
    The Magnitude of this Earthquake that caused this Tsunami was a 9. Over 20,000 people died and the waves were 23 feet high.
  • Krakatoa Eruption

    Krakatoa Eruption
    The VEI of this Volcanic eruption was 6. Over 36,000 people died and the waves were over 115 feet.
  • Aleutian Earthquake

    Aleutian Earthquake
    Had a magnitude of 8.1. Hawaiian Islands got hit and killed 160 people.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    Great Chilean Earthquake
    The Magnitude of this Earthquake was a 9.5. There were 61 people that died that triggered a tsunami in Hawaii.
  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake
    The magnitude of this Earthquake was a 9.2. Over 130 people died in Alaska.
  • Hokkaido Earthquake

    Hokkaido Earthquake
    The magnitude of this Earthquake was a 7.8. 120 people died on the Island of Okushiri.
  • Papua New Guinea Quake

    Papua New Guinea Quake
    The Magnitude of this Earthquake was a 7.1. 2100 people died and had a submarine landslide.
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake
    The Magnitude of this Earthquake was a 9.1. 230,000 people died. The 2002 earthquake was belived to be a foreshock.
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    The Magnitude of this Earthquake was a 8.1. 200 people died and sea levels were 46 feet.
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    The Magnitude of this Earthquake was a 8.8. More than 700 people died and may have shifted earths axis.
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake
    The Magnitude of this Earthquake was a 9.1. 20,000 people died and this was the worst disaster since WW2