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1755 M9 Lisbon Portugal Earthquake
This earthquake produced a tsunami that created a fire and killed about 20,000 people.The waves were said to have been about 23 ft high. -
The 1883 Krakatoa Volcano
The violent explosion of Krakatoa volcano in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. This collapse caused a giant 115 ft tsunami that destroyed 165 villages and killed 36,000 people. -
The 1946 Aleutians Earthquake
This M8.1 earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed about 160 people. -
The Chile Earthquake
The 1960 earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. -
The 1964 Alaska Earthquake
The M9.5 earthquake generated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people in Alaska and California. -
The 1993 Earthquake in the Sea of Japan
This M7.8 earthquake in the Sea of Japan caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Oushiri Island, Japan. -
1998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
The M7.1 earthquake triggers a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2100 people -
2004 Sumatra Earthquake
This M9.1 generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people -
2009 Samoa Earthquake
This M8.1 earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. -
2010 Chile Earthquake
This M8.8 earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
2011 Japan Earthquake
This M9.1 Earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people