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The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.0 killing 20,000 people. This earthquake almost totally destroyed the city of Lisbon. It was also one of Europe's most powerful earthquakes ever recorded.
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The Krakatoa Eruption was measured at 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index and killed more than 36,000 people. This was one of the most deadly volcanic eruptions of modern history. Also, over 70% of the island was destroyed.
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The Aleutian Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed 160 people. The tsunami caused $26 million dollars in damage. It also killed all five lighthouse keepers watching for the tsunami.
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The Great Chilean Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and killed 61 people. This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. The tsunami caused waves up to 82 feet.
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The Good Friday Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and killed 130 people. It was the most powerful earthquake in North American history. It also caused a massive landslide .
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The Hokkaido Earthquake in Japan had a magnitude of 7.8 and a death toll of 120 people. There were 558 houses destroyed and $600 million dollars in property damage.
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The Papua New Guinea quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and a death toll of 2,100 people. It was one of the most destructive events to ever hit the country. It also left 6,100 people homeless.
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The Sumatra earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 230,000 people. It was a undersea megathrust earthquake that caused $15 billion dollars in property damage.
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The Samoa earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 200 people. It took place in the Pacific Ocean and many people were forced to evacuate to high ground.
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The Chile earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and killed 700 people. It took place off the coast of south central Chile and it caused intense shaking.
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The Took earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed 20,000 people. It was one of the biggest disasters in the last 100 years and 5,000 aftershocks followed.
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The Sulawesi Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5 and had a death toll of 1,400 people. It destroyed 68,000 houses and left hundreds of thousands of people displaced.
