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Lisbon Earthquake
8.5-9.0M Earthquake that killed 10,000 to 100,000 people with its destruction to buildings from fires and tsunamis. There is no accurate record measure of the height of the waves. -
Krakatoa Eruption
Loudest explosion in history killing 36,417 people with titanic explosions and tsunamis. The tsunami waves reached 150 feet in height. -
Aleutian Earthquake
8.1M Earthquake with 165 casualties and 26 million dollars of damages, resulting in 45- 130ft waves. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
9.5M earthquake resulting in 2,330- 6,000 casualties and 82ft tsunami waves. -
Good Friday Earthquake
9.2M Earthquake resulting in 139 casualties and staggering 220ft waves from the tsunami. -
Sea of Japan Earthquake
7.8M Earthquake with 104 people dead and 33ft waves from the tsunami interrupting the fishing business in Japan. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
7.0M Earthquake resulting in 2,183- 2,700 fatalities and 49 foot waves in the tsunami. -
Sumatra Earthquake
9.1M Earthquake with a tsunami with 100 foot waves. This resulted in 230,000- 280,000 deaths in 14 countries due to the lack of preparation and education for tsunamis. -
Samoa Earthquake
8.1M Earthquake with 189 fatalities and 46 foot waves in the resulting tsunami. -
Chile Earthquake
8.8M Earthquake that collasped many buildings and had 525 dead and 25 missing. This caused a minor tsunami with 3.3 feet hieght that caused no significant damage. -
Tohoku Earthquake
9.0M Earthquake that struck Japan. This resulted in 18,000 casualties and 133ft waves from the tsunami. This natural disaster caused the nuclear power plant to release some radiation from its complications.
