Timeline: Deadly Tsunamis-Evelyn Zimmer

Nov 1, 1755

Lisbon Earthquake(Portugal)

~M9
Killed ~20,000
7m high

Aug 26, 1883

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.

Apr 1, 1946

Aleutian Earthquake(Alaska)

M8.1
Death Toll ~160

Mar 27, 1964

Good Friday Earthquake(Alaska)

M9.2
139 deaths in Alaska and California
The run-up of 67m near Shoup Bay, Alaska

May 27, 1964

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

Jul 12, 1993

Hokkaido Earthquake(Japan)

M7.8
~120 deaths
~230 casualties

Jul 17, 1998

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

Dec 26, 2004

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.

Sep 29, 2009

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.”