Deadly Tsunamis- Nikki Verkhov

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  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    (~M9) Killed an Estimated 20,000 People. Tsunami waves that crossed the Atlantic Ocean amplified heights of 7m (~23ft.) or more in the West Indies.
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    Most Damaging Tsunamis

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Violent explosion of Krakatoa Volcano. The sudden collapse produced a giant tsunami more than 35m (~115ft.) high that destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people.
  • Aleutian Earthquake ( Alaska )

    Aleutian Earthquake ( Alaska )

    (M8.1) Produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake ( Chile )

    Great Chilean Earthquake ( Chile )

    (M9.5) Triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15hrs. across the Pacific Ocean.
  • Good Friday Earthquake ( Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake ( Alaska)

    (M9.2) Generated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people in Alaska and California.
  • Sea of Japan Earthquake ( Japan )

    Sea of Japan Earthquake ( Japan )

    (M7.8) Caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan.
  • Papua New Guinea Quake

    Papua New Guinea Quake

    (M7.1) Triggered submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people.
  • Sumatra Earthquake (I ndonesia )

    Sumatra Earthquake (I ndonesia )

    (M9.1) generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people.
  • Samoa Earthquake ( Samoan Island )

    Samoa Earthquake ( Samoan Island )

    (M8.1) Generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people.
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake

    (M8.8) Generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns.
  • Tohoku Earthquake ( Japan )

    Tohoku Earthquake ( Japan )

    (M9.1) Generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people.