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Lisbon Earthquake(Portugal)
~M9
Killed ~20,000
7m high -
Krakatoa Eruption(Java/Sumatra)
Destroyed 295 towns/villages in the Sunda Strait in Western Java and Southern Sumatra.
36,417 people drowned.
Of volcanic origin was only destructive locally in Indonesia. However, small tsunami waves were recorded throughout the Pacific. -
Aleutian Earthquake(Alaska)
M8.1
Death Toll ~160 -
Good Friday Earthquake(Alaska)
M9.2
139 deaths in Alaska and California
The run-up of 67m near Shoup Bay, Alaska -
Great Chile Earthquake(Chile)
M9.5
61 deaths, 43 injuries, and USD $23.5 million in damage
between the earthquake and tsunami, an estimated 490 to 5,700 fatalities -
Hokkaido Earthquake(Japan)
M7.8
~120 deaths
~230 casualties -
Papua New Guinea Quake(Papua New Guinea)
M~7
an estimate of fatalities 2,200
1,000 were seriously injured, and 10,000 displaced to new villages
massive concrete blocks were carried for distances of 50-60 m -
Sumatra Earthquake(Indonesia)
M9.1
Death Toll ~230,000
100-ft. high
engulfed the coastal city of 320,000, instantly killing more than 100,000 men, women, and children
Buildings folded over
Trees and cars were swept up: virtually no one caught in the deluge survived. -
Samoa Earthquake(Samoa Islands)
M~8.3 at least 189 fatalities hundreds injured
triggered by at least two separate earthquakes occurring within 2–3 minutes of each other: an extremely rare event called a “doublet.” -
Chile Earthquake(Chile)
M9.1
Death Toll ~700 -
Tohoku Earthquake(Japan)
M9.1
15,897 deaths, +2 (Overseas), 6,157 injured, 2,532 people missing
