Deadly Tsunamis-Sydney Davis

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1775

• magnitude of 9
• death toll: 20,000
• it happened during the feast of all saints

Krakatoa eruption (Java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

• magnitude of 6
• death toll: 36,000
• the eruption generated the loudest sound ever reported in history

Aleutian earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

magnitude of 8.1
death toll: 160
it caused over $26 million in damage

great Chilean earthquake (Chile)

May 23, 1960

magnitude of 9.5
death toll: 61
it was the most powerful temblor recorded in history

good friday earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

magnitude of 9.2
death toll: 130
it was the strongest ever recorded in North America

Hokkaido earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

magnitude of 7.8
death toll: 120
it produced one of the largest tsunamis in Japans history

Papua New Guinea earthquake (Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

magnitude of 7.1
death toll: 2,100
it rattled a gold mine

Sumatra earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

magnitude of 9.1
death toll: 230,000
it occurred along a tectonic subduction zone

samoa earthquake (Samoan islands)

Sep 29, 2009

magnitude of 8.1
death toll: 200
there was a video recorded by the FBI of it

chile earthquake (chile)

Feb 27, 2010

magnitude of 8.8
death toll: 700
it effected more than 1.5 million people

Tohoku earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

magnitude of 9.1
death toll: 20,000
it was the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan

Sulawesi earthquake (Indonesia)

Sep 27, 2018

magnitude of 7.5
death toll: 4,340
2.4 million people were affected