-
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.5, with a death toll of 30,000-40,000. The day it occurred was known as the "Feast of all Saints"
They could not know how many deaths there were for sure because of how much destruction occurred over a widespread area. -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.1 with a death toll of 36,417. The acoustic pressure wave circled the globe more than 3 times. It cooled the earth by 0.6 degrees C for months -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.6 with a death toll of 165-173. This wave that hit Hilo, Hawaii, is the largest to hit modern Hawaii. There were waves of up to 115 feet in Alaska and 30 feet in Hawaii -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5 with a death toll of about 2,000. The tsunami affected southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeast Australia, and the Aleutian Islands.
15 hours later the tsunami killed 61 people in Hawaii and 122 people 22 hours later in Japan -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2 with a death toll of about 131 people. The earthquake resulted in the most destructive tsunami ever seen in North America
Due to the tsunami, some areas near Kodiak were permanently raised 30 feet -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.7 with a death toll of 230. The tsunami was followed by a fire which destroyed much of the town of Aonae
This is one of the largest tsunamis in Japan's history -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.0 with a death toll of 2,700 people. It was one of the most deadly tsunamis in the century. The tsunami essentially destroyed entire generations in affected areas -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2-9.3, with a large death toll of 230,000 people. The tsunami killed people in 14 different countries
This is one of the deadliest natural disasters recorded in history
Indonesia was able to quickly recover -
The earthquake had a death toll of 192 and an 8.0M. The tsunami caused over $200 million in damage
It was long-lasting and wiped out 65% of the country's normal income -
The earthquake had a death toll of 525 and an 8.8M. The tsunami was so large it even impacted areas like California and Japan. This caused a blackout for 93% of Chileans -
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 20,000 people. Almost 14 years later 2,523 people remain missing from the tsunami
It generated waves around 130 feet -
The earthquake had a death toll of 3,879 and a 7.5M. Several undersea landslides caused the tsunami and caused waves of around 20 feet
It also caused over $1.3 billion in damages