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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The earthquake magnitude was 9. An estimated 20,000 people were killed in the tsunami. The earthquake initiating the tsunami occurred on the holy day of All Saint's Day. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The eruption had a VEI of 6. Over 36,000 people were killed. The eruption produced enough ash and pumice to virtually cover the sun for multiple days following. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The earthquake magnitude was 8.1. The average death toll was about 160 people. The large scale damage of the tsunami lead to the creation of the Seismic Sea Wave warning system. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The earthquake magnitude was 9.5. The death toll was 61 people. The earthquake bounced back and forth across the Pacific Ocean for about a week. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The earthquake magnitude was 9.2. The average death toll was about 130 people. The town of Valdez was moved to the delta of Mineral Creek after the ground of the previous site was determined unstable. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The earthquake magnitude was 7.8. The death toll was 120 people. Many of the waves that struck the island exceeded 20 meters tall. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
The earthquake magnitude was 7.1. More than 21,000 people died in this tsunami. The average vertical displacement of the ocean floor was about 2 meters. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The earthquake magnitude was 9.1. The death toll was about 230,000 people. The tsunami spanned 1500 km (900 miles), longer than the state of California. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The earthquake magnitude was 8.1. The death toll was about 200 people. The tsunami waves measured 4.5 meters at peak first wave. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The earthquake magnitude was 8.8. The death toll was about 700 people. The water pressure built up between the South American Plate and the Nazca Plate plates is suspected to have been the catalyst. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. The death toll was over 20,000 people. The earthquake focus was recorded at a depth of 18.6 miles (about 30 km) below the western Pacific Ocean floor.
