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Deadly Tsunamis

  • Lisbon earthquake

    Lisbon earthquake

    The Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude of 9 and death toll of 20,000 people. The earthquake occurred on all saints day and was a combination of fires and a tsunami.
  • Krakatoa earthquake

    Krakatoa earthquake

    The earthquake produced a tsunami 115 feet and had a death toll of 36,000 people. Around 70% of the island collapsed and the region was plunged in darkness for two and a half days
  • Aleutian earthquake

    Aleutian earthquake

    The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1 and 160 people died. The cost of damage was 26 million dollars. Caused more damage in Hawaii than Alaska
  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    Great Chilean Earthquake

    Magnitude of this earthquake is 9.5 and estimated death toll is 61 people. The quake was 10 minutes long and the whole town stretched apart with the coast moving westward.
  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake

    Magnitude of this earthquake is 9.2 and an estimated 130 people were dead. The quake occurred on Good Friday and was able to be felt 1,2000 miles away.
  • Hokkaido earthquake

    Hokkaido earthquake

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and an estimated 120 people died. There was no warning about an tsunami occurring after the earthquake. The earthquake itself had a maximum intensity of 7 on the Shindo scale
  • Papua New Guinea Quake

    Papua New Guinea Quake

    This quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and an estimated 2,100 death toll. Lasted little than more 30 seconds and buried homes and created landslides.
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake

    This quake had a magnitude of 9.1 and death toll of 230,000 people. The tsunami flooded the south western section of the island. The island itself lies on a convergent plate boundary
  • Samoa earthquake

    Samoa earthquake

    Magnitude of this quake was 8.1 and estimated death toll of 200 people. The tsunami reached 40 feet high and washed buildings and all of its bridges away
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 700 people. The death toll was never fully resolved and two days later a volcano erupted that has been inactive for forty years
  • Tohoku earthquake

    Tohoku earthquake

    This quake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 20,000 people. Triggered a tsunami and a nuclear power plant explosion emergency
  • Sulawesi Earthquake

    Sulawesi Earthquake

    This quake had a magnitude 5.6 and death toll 832 people. Foreshocks three earlier and had occurred on the 40th anniversary of the city of Palu