Deadly tsunamis - Kaelyn Byrnes

Lisbon earthquake

Nov 1, 1755

Magnitude- 7.8
Death toll- 30,000
Interesting Fact- 85% of Lisbon's buildings were destroyed including famous libraries

Krakatoa Eruption

Aug 26, 1883

Magnitude: 8.5
Death Toll: 36,417
Interesting Fact: The force of the eruption was about 13,000 times more powerful than the bomb that hit Hiroshima

Aleutian Earthquake

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude: 8.6
Death Toll: 165-173
Interesting Fact: This resulted in over $26M in Us dollars to repair

Great Chilean Earthquake

May 23, 1960

Magnitude: 9.5
Death Toll: 1,655
Interesting Fact: It ranks as the 6th largest earthquake.

Good Friday Earthquake

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 131
Interesting Fact: This event caused an underwater landslide

Hokkaido Earthquake

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude: 7.7
Death Toll: 230
Interesting Fact: Produced one of the largest tsunamis in Japan's history

Papua New Guinea

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude: 7.0
Death Toll: 2,200
Interesting Fact: It was one of the deadliest tsunamis of the century.

Sumatra Earthquake

Dec 26, 2004

Magnitude: 5.1
Death Toll: 189
Interesting Fact: Released energy equivalent up to 23,000 Hiroshima type atom bombs.

Samoa Earthquake

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 189
Interesting Fact. The earthquake caused waves up to 22 feet high

Chile Earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

Magnitude: 8.1
Death Toll: 525 dead, 25 missing
Interesting Fact: It was the strongest Earthquake to hit the region since 1960

Tohoku Earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude: 9.0
Death Toll: 19,759
Interesting Fact: It was the most powerful earthquake in Japan since 1900

Sulawesi Earthquake

Sep 27, 2018

Magnitude: 7.5
Death Toll: 4,340
Interesting Fact: Tsunami waves reached approximately 20 feet