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West Indies
A magnitude of 9 earthqauke from Lisbon, Portugal caused a tsunami that was estimated to kill nearly 20,000 people with waves thhat crossed the Atlantic Ocean reaching a height of 7 meters. -
Sundra Strait
The violent explosion of the Krakatoa volcanoe led to this deadly tsunami that produced waves of 35 meters in height and killed more than 36,000 people. The magnitude of this explosion was not reported. -
Hawaiian Islands
This tsunami was caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake from Alaska. The waves reached the Hawaiian Islands killing about 160 people. -
Hawaii, from Chile
A magnitude 9.5 earthquake occurred in Chile that caused waves to travel for nearly 15 hours accross the Pacific ocean and reach the shores of Hawaii, killing 61 people. -
Alaska, California
A earthquake of magnitude 9.2 from Alaska crossed the Pacific coast and killed about 130 people in Alaska and California. -
Okushiri Island, Japan
A magnitude of 7.8 earthquake in the Sea of Japan crossed the Island of Okushiri and killed about 120 people. -
Papua New Guinea
An earthquake with a magniitude of 7.1 in Papua New Guinea created a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami killing about 2,100 people. -
Indonesia
A magnitude of 9.1 earthquake that occurred in Sumatra killed about 230,000 people as waves reached a 1 km inland in a short period of time. -
Samoa
A Samoan earthquake that had a magnitude of 8.1 generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. -
Chile
A Chile earthquake that had a magnitude of 8.8 killed about 700 people in a coastal town. -
Japan
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake in Japan created a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people, generating waves of 40.5 meters in height.
