Deadly Tsunamis- Marcella DeBenedictis

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

Magnitude of Earthquake: 8.5-9
Death Toll: 50,000
Fact: A lot of people were in church when this quake hit.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

Magnitude of Earthquake: 6
Death Toll: 36,000
Fact: It was one of, if not the most deadly eruption in modern-day history.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude: 8.6
Death Toll: 173
Fact: Four out of five earthquakes in the United States are in Alaska

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 23, 1960

Magnitude: 9.4-9.6
Death Toll: 1,655
Fact: The quake left about 2 million people homeless

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude: 9.2
Death Toll: 131
Fact: Happened at 5:36 pm AKST on Good Friday 1964

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude: 5
Death Toll: 41
Fact: 2.95 million homes lost power

Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude: 7
Death Toll: 2,183- 2,700
Fact: Caused a large undersea landslide which made the tsunami

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 226,000
The waves were as high as 30 feet

Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude: 8
Death Toll: 192
It was two earthquakes, not one that triggered the tsunami

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

Magnitude:8.8
Death Toll: 500
Fact: Caused widespread damage on land & the tsunami devasted coastal areas

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude: 9.1
Death Toll: 18,000
Fact: Most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in history

Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

Sep 27, 2018

Magnitude: 7.7
Death Toll: 84
Fact: Two months after another earthquake