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Deadly Tsunamis - Matteo D'Addezio

By Taymoney
  • Libson Earthquake

    Libson Earthquake

    Magnitude 8.5
    Death Toll - 50,000 -
    Many people were worshipping in church when the earthquake occured.
  • Krakatoa Earthquake

    Krakatoa Earthquake

    Magnitude 6 Death Toll 36,417 -
    165 villages or towns were destroyed in by the earthquake.
  • Aleutian Earthquake

    Aleutian Earthquake

    Magnitude 8.1 Death Toll 131 -
    Tsunamis were responsible for some of the deaths.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    Great Chilean Earthquake

    Magnitude 9.4 Death Toll 1,655 - The earthquake left about 2 million people homeless
  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake

    Magnitude 9.2 Death Toll 131 - It revealed that oceanic plates are shoved under continents
  • Hokkaido Earthquake

    Hokkaido Earthquake

    Magnitude 4.3 Death Toll 239 - It formed a deadly tsunami which was devastating at Okushiri
  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake

    Magnitude 7.5 Death Toll 125 - The earthquake arrived 10 minutes later then the scientists expected.
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake

    Magnitude 9.1 Death Toll 230,000 - The energy released by the earthquake was equivalent to 23,000 hiroshima bombs.
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake

    Magnitude 9.1 Death Toll 200 - Two large earthquakes struck between Samoa and American Samoa, which is a U.S territory.
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake

    Magnitude 8.8 Death Toll 700 - The tsunami caused widespread damage on land.
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake

    Magnitude 9.1 Death 18,000 - There were several of thousands of victims who never recovered.
  • Sulawesi Earthquake

    Sulawesi Earthquake

    Magnitude 4.9 Death Toll 108 - A few month earlier Central Sulawesi got hit with a 7.1 magnitude earthquake.