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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
It was a magnitude 9 earthquake that resulted in fires, 25 ft tall waves, and killed an estimated 20,000 people -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/ Sumatra)
A tsunami with 115 ft waves caused the top of a volcano to fall into the ocean, destroying 165 villages, and killing 36,000 people -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
It was an 8.1 magnitude earthquake that caused a tsunami in Hawaii, killing 160 people -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
It was a 9.5 magnitude earthquake that caused a tsunami that headed towards Hawaii, killing 61 people -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
It was a 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alaska that created a tsunami in California, and Alaska, killing 130 people -
Sea of Japan Earthquake (Japan)
It was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the Sea of Japan that caused a tsunami, killing 120 people on Okusniri Island -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
It was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Papua New Guinea that caused landslides that cause a tsunami, killing more that 2,100 people -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
It was a 9.1 magnitude earthquake is Sumatra that cause a tsunami, and killed around 230,000 people -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
It was an 8.1 earthquake killing around 200 people -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
It was an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile causing a tsunami, killing 700 people -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
It was a 9.1 magnitude earthquake in Japan which caused a tsunami, and killed over 20,000 people
