Deadly Tsunamis~Gina Simonelli

1958 Alaska Tsunami

Jul 10, 1958

Location: Lituya Bay, Alaska
Magnitude: 7.7
Death Toll: 5

1964 Alaskan Earthquake

Mar 27, 1964

Location: United States, Canada
Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 139

1993 Okushiri Tsunami

Jul 12, 1993

Location: Hokkaido, Japan
Magnitude: 7.8
Death Toll: 230

1998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake

Jul 17, 1998

Location: Papua New Guinea
Magnitude: 7.0
Death Toll: 2,183-2,700

Indonesian Tsunami

Dec 26, 2004

Location: Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Magnitude: 9.1-9.3
Death Toll: 167, 540

2009 American Samoa

Sep 29, 2009

Location:Samoa; American Samoa; Tonga; Cook Islands; Fiji; French Polynesia; New Zealand
Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 189

Japan Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster

Mar 11, 2011

Locations: Miyako, Iwate, Tohoku
Magnitude: 9.0
Death Toll: 15,894