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The Lisbon Earthquake had a magnitude of 9. The death toll was estimated at 20,000 people. The waves that crossed the Atlantic ocean amplified to about 23 ft.
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The explosion of the Krakatoa volcano in the sundra straight caused the top of the volcano to collapse causing a tsunami more then 115 ft. high that killed more then 36,000 people.
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The Aleutian Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. The earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed around 160 people.
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The Great Chilean Earthquake's magnitude was 9.5. The earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii and traveled 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean.
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The Good Friday Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2. This earthquake generated a deadly tsunami killing about 130 people in Alaska and California.
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This earthquake's magnitude was at 7.8. The earthquake in the sea caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan.
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This quake was at a magnitude of 7.1. Papua New Guinea earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami killing more than 2,100 people.
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Sumatra earthquake was 9.1 on this date. The earthquake generated a tsunami killing about 230,000 people
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The magnitude of the Samoa Earthquake was at 8.1 and generated a tsunami. This tsunami killed about 200 people.
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Chile Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and generated a relatively powerful tsunami. This tsunami killed about 700 people in coastal towns.
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The magnitude of this quake was at 9.1. This earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people. 30 foot waves were caused that also damaged nuclear reactors.
