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Deadly Tsunamis-Mackenzie Stewart

By Mackenzie_rae0527

  • Lisbon Earthquake

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 9 and killed around 20,000 people. It caused a fire and a tsunami with 7 meter high waves.

  • Krakatoa Eruption

    The damage shown here was caused by a volcano that began a tsunami with 35 meter waves. About 36,000 people were killed and 165 villages were destroyed.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    This 9.5 magnitude earthquake traveled for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. It hit Chile killing 61 people.

  • Good Friday Earthquake

    With a Magnitude of 9.2, this earthquake caused a tsunami that hit in Alaska and California. It killed about 130 people.

  • Aleutian Earthquake

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and caused a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands. It killed at least 160 people.

  • Sea of Japan Earthquake

    It had a magnitude of 7.8 and caused a tsunami in Okushiri Island. It killed 120 people.

  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake

    It was a magnitude of 7.1 that caused a submarine landslide which then created a tsunami. That tsunami killed 2,100 people.

  • Sumatra Earthquake

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and caused a tsunami killed 230,000 people.

  • Samoa Earthquake

    This Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. It killed about 200 people.

  • Chile Earthquake

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and caused a tsunami that killed 700 people.

  • Tohoku Earthquake

    This was a 9.1 magnitude earthquake that caused a tsunami in Japan. It killed over 20,000 people.