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1755 Lisbon Earthquake
The 1755 (~M 9) Lisbon, Portugal, earthquake produced a tsunami that, along with the earthquake and resulting fire, killed an estimated 20,000 people. Tsunami waves that crossed the Atlantic Ocean amplified to heights of 7 m (~23 ft.) or more in the West Indies. -
1883 eruption of Krakatoa
The 1883 violent explosion of Krakatoa volcano in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra caused the top of the volcano to collapse in the ocean. This sudden collapse produced a giant tsunami more than 35 m (~115 ft.) high that destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
1946 Aleutian islands earthquake
The 1946 (M 8.1) Aleutians (Alaska) earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people. -
1960 chile earthquake
The 1960 (M 9.5) Chile earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. -
1964 Alaska earthquake
The 1964 (M 9.2) Alaska earthquake generated a deadly tsunami that killed 130 people in Alaska and California. -
1993 Hokkaidō earthquake
The 1993 (M 7.8) earthquake generated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. -
1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake
The 1998 (M 7.1) Papua New Guinea earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people. -
2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami
The 2004 (M 9.1) Sumatra earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people. -
2009 samoa earthquake and tsunami
The 2009 (M 8.1) Samoa earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. -
2010 chile earthquake
The 2010 (M 8.1) Chile earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
2011 japan tsunami
The 2011 (M 9.1) Japan earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people.
