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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The earthquake magnitude had a range of 8.5-9.0. The estimated death toll in Lisbon, Portugal was between 10,000 and 100,000. That made it one of the deadliest earthquakes in history. The earthquake struck on All Saints Day and lasted between three and a half minutes and six minutes. Some say that five meter (16 ft) wide fissures opened in the city centre. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The magnitude of the earthquake was a 6. The estimated death toll was about 36,417 from the eruption and the tsunamis it created. It was noted that there was an ash layer about 0.5 meters thick. There was also destruction of all vegetation, leaving only tree stumps. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The earthquake magnitude was a 8.6. It resulted in 165-173 casualties. Waves reportedly traveled across the ocean at five hundred miles per hour and measured fifty-five feet high. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 9.4-9.6. The death toll ranged from 1,000 to 7,000 killed. It is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded and had waved as high as 10.7 meters, but were recorded 10,000 kilometers at the epicenter -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The earthquake magnitude was a 9.2, and was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North American History. The death toll was about one hundred and thirty-nine people. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of the earthquake was a 7.7. The death toll was 230 casualties from the earthquake, the tsunami, and a large landslide. A tsunami warning was given five minutes after the earthquake, but it was too late for the inhabitants of Okushiri. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papa New Guinea)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0. The death toll was between 2,183 and 2,700 people. The tsunami raised awareness among scientists of the potential for small earthquakes to trigger large tsunamis, if they caused undersea landslides. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of the earthquake was about 9.1-9.3. The death toll was about 277,898. The earthquake was the third largest ever recorded and had the longest duration of faulting ever observes; between eight and ten minutes. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The earthquake had a 8.1 moment magnitude. The death toll was about 189. There was a recorded three inch rise in sea level near the epicenter, and waves measured 14 meters at their highest on the Samoan coast. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8. The death toll was about 535 dead and 25 missing. Because of this, tsunami warnings were issued in 53 countries and the wave caused minor damage in the San Diego area of California. The earthquake also caused a blackout that affected 93 percent of the Chilean population. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0-9.1. The death toll was about 15,896 dead, 6,157 injured and 2.537 missing. It was reported that 121,776 buildings totally collapsed, with a further 280,923 buildings "half collapsed" and another 726,574 buildings partially damaged.
