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Deadly Tsunamis -- Liz Merc

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  • Lisbon, Portugal Tsunami

    Lisbon, Portugal Tsunami
    1. Occurred in 1755
    2. Lisbon, Portugal
    3. ~9M
    4. As many as 50,000 deaths

  • Krakatoa Volcano Explosion

    Krakatoa Volcano Explosion
    1. Nov. 25, 1883
    2. Occurs in Java and Sumatra from Krakatoa Volcano explosion
    3. Approx. ~8.8-9.2M
    4. Approx 36,000 Dead

  • Aleutians Tsunami

    Aleutians Tsunami
    1. Occurred in 1946
    2. Earthquake in Alaska produced Tsunami in Hawaiian Islands
    3. ~M8.1
    4. Killed about 160 people

  • Hawaiian Islands Tsunami

    Hawaiian Islands Tsunami
    1. Occurred in 1960
    2. Chile earthquake triggers tsunami
    3. ~M9.2
    4. Killed 61 people

  • California/Alaska Tsunami

    California/Alaska Tsunami
    1. Occurred in 1964
    2. Earthquake in Alaska triggers tsunami in Alaska and California
    3. ~M9.2
    4. Killed about 130 people

  • Okushiri, Japan Tsunami

    Okushiri, Japan Tsunami
    1. Occurred in 1993
    2. In Okushiri, Japan
    3. ~M7.8
    4. Killed 120 people

  • Papua, New Guinea Tsunami

    Papua, New Guinea Tsunami
    1. Occurred in 1998
    2. In Papua, New Guinea
    3. ~M7.1
    4. Killed about 2100

  • Sumatra Tsunami

    Sumatra Tsunami
    1. Occurred in 2004
    2. Earthquake in Indian Ocean triggers Sumatra Tsunami
    3. ~M9.1-9.3
    4. Killed over 230,000

  • Samoa Tsunami

    Samoa Tsunami
    1. Occurred in 2009
    2. Tsunami + Earthquake in Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone.
    3. ~M8.1
    4. Killed approx. 190 people

  • Chile Tsunami

    Chile Tsunami
    1. Occurred in 2010
    2. Off the coast of Chile
    3. ~M8.8
    4. Killed 525 people

  • Japan Tsunami

    Japan Tsunami
    1. Occurred in 2011
    2. Off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku
    3. ~M9
    4. Killed over 28,000 people