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Deadly Tsunamis- Natalie Sims

By simsne0311
  • 1755 Lisbon earthquake Lisbon, Portugal

    1755 Lisbon earthquake Lisbon, Portugal

    Mag:8.5-9.0 Death Toll:60,000-100,000 Fun Fact: Happened on All Saints Day.
  • 1883 Krakatoa Explosion Krakatoa, Indonesia

    1883 Krakatoa Explosion Krakatoa, Indonesia

    Could not find Magnitude because it was an explosion, Death Toll:429 Fun Fact: Explosion was so big it ruptured eardrums on sailors more then 40 miles away.
  • 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake Aleutian Islands, Alaska

    1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake Aleutian Islands, Alaska

    Mag:8.6 Death Toll:165-173 Fun Fact: Hawaii was more affected even though it was an Alaskan earthquake
  • 1960 Valdivia earthquake Araucanía, Aysén

    1960 Valdivia earthquake Araucanía, Aysén

    Mag:9.5 Death Toll:130 Fun Fact: Largest earthquake ever recorded.
  • 1993 Hokkaidō earthquake Hokkaido, Japan

    1993 Hokkaidō earthquake Hokkaido, Japan

    Mag:7.7 Death Toll:120 Fun Fact: One of the most seismically active places in the world.
  • 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake West Sepik Province of Papua New Guienea

    1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake West Sepik Province of Papua New Guienea

    Mag:7 Death Toll: 2,183-2,700 Fun fact: Had many severe aftershocks that lasted through the night.
  • 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Sumatra, Indonesia

    2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Sumatra, Indonesia

    Mag: 9.1 Death Toll: 230,000 Fun Fact: Energy released supposedly was close to the energy of 23,000 atomic bombs.
  • 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone

    2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone

    Mag:8.1 Death Toll:192 Fun Fact: Most earthquakes occur then one plate goes beneath another plate but this one occurred on a subduction zone.
  • 2010 Chile earthquake Coast of central Chile

    2010 Chile earthquake Coast of central Chile

    Mag:8.8 Death Toll:700 Fun Fact: This earthquake was many times stronger then the one in Haiti but claimed many less lives.
  • 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Tohoku, Japan

    2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Tohoku, Japan

    Mag:9 Death Toll:20,000 Fun Fact: Happened on my Birthday!