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Deadly Tsunamis-Megan Breslin

By meganbreslin
  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    This had a magnitude of 9 and it killed an estimated 20,000 people. It reached heights of 7m.
  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    This caused the volcano to collapse into the ocean. It killed more than 36,000 people. It had a VEI of 5.
  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and caused a tsunami that killed 160 people.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    This 9.5 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people.
  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    This 9.2 magnitude earthquake killed about 61 people.
  • Hokkaido Earthquake

    Hokkaido Earthquake

    This 7.2 magnitude earthquake killed about 120 people.
  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake

    This 7.1 magnitude earthquake killed about 2100 people.
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake

    This 9.1 magnitude earthquake killed about 230,000 people.
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake

    This 801 magnitude earthquake killed about 200 people.
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake

    This 8.8 magnitude earthquake killed about 700 people.
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake

    This 9.1 magnitude earthquake killed about 20,000 people.