Deadly Tsunamis- Thatcher MacPherson

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  • Lisbon Earthquake

    Lisbon Earthquake

    7.7 Magnitude
    12,000 death toll
    3rd large scale earthquake to hit the area
  • Krakatoa Eruption

    Krakatoa Eruption

    36,417 deaths
    Eruption was heard from Perth, Australia
  • Aleutian Earthquake

    Aleutian Earthquake

    Magnitude 3.9
    173 deaths
    42m tall tsunami
  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    Great Chilean Earthquake

    9.6 Magnitude
    1,655 deaths
    Largest Earthquake ever recorded
  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake

    Magnitude 9.2
    131 Dead
    most deaths to tsunamis
  • Hokkaido Earthquake

    Hokkaido Earthquake

    7.6 Magnitude
    200 deaths
    Damaged many Dams in the area
  • Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea

    Magnitude 7.0
    2700 deaths
    collision between pacific and Australian plates
  • Sumatra Earthquake Indonesia

    Sumatra Earthquake Indonesia

    Magnitude 9.3
    Death Toll 230,000
    One of the most dangerous in modern times
  • Samoan Earthquake

    Samoan Earthquake

    Magnitude 8.1
    22 Deaths
    Sent Tsunamis all across the Pacific
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake

    Magnitude 8.8
    525 Deaths
    Epicenter 1.9 miles off of the coast
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake

    Magnitude 9.1
    19,759 Deaths
    known as the "Great East Japanese Earthquake"
  • Sulawesi Earthquake

    Sulawesi Earthquake

    Magnitude 7.5
    4,340 Deaths
    Largest liquefaction recorded