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Historic Earthquakes

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  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    Magnitude of the earthquake was 9. The death toll was about 20,000 people. The tsunami waves reached heights of 7 m.

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    The death toll was about 36,000. The eruption caused the top of the volcano to collapse in the ocean. It also caused a tsunami more than 35 m. high that destroyed 165 villages.

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    Magnitude of the Earthquake was 8.1. The death toll of this earthquake totaled at 160 people.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    Earthquake with magnitude of 9.5. It killed 61 people. The tsumani traveled across the Pacific Ocean for 15 hours.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    Earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2. It killed 120 people.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8. It killed about 120 people.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
    Earthquake with magnitude of 7.1. It killed more than 2,100 people. The earthquake caused a submarine landslide that produced the tsunami.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    Earthquake with magnitude of 9.1. It killed about 230,000.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    Earthquake with magnitude of 8.1. It killed about 200 people.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    Earthquake with magnitude of 8.8. It killed about 700 people.

  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    Earthquake with magnitude of 9.1 that killed about 20,000 people.