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Lisbon, Portugal
The magnitude was 9 for the earthquake and it killed about 20,000 people. The height of the waves got up to 23ft. -
Sundra Strait
A volcanic explosion caused the top of the volcano to fall into the ocean and created a giant tsunami with waves up to 115ft. This destroyed over 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
Aleutians (Alaska) Earthquake
This 8.1 earthquake caused a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands and it killed 160 people -
Chile Earthquake
This 9.5 earthquake called a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after the tsunami traveled 15 hours in the Pacific Ocean. -
Alaska Earthquake
This 9.2 earthquake created a tsunami that killed 130 people in Alaska and California -
Sea of Japan
A 7.8 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. -
Papua New Guinea
This 7.1 magnitude earthquake created a submarine landslide that created a tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake
This 9.1 magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 230,000 people -
Samoa Earthquake
This 8.1 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake
This 8.8 magnitude earthquake created a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Japan Earthquake
This 9.1 magnitude earthquake created a tsunami that killed 20,000 people.
