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Historical Tsunamis

By Gavin Pantellas

  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    M9 Earthquake caused a tsunami that resulted in fires and the lose of about 20,000 lives.

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Because of this collapse of the volcano, it caused a tsunami that had waves as high as 115 ft. It destroyed 165 villages and killed over 36,000 people.

  • Aleutians Earthquake (Alaska)

    M8.1 Earthquake that actually happened in Hawaii that caused a tsunami and killed about 160 people.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (chile)

    M9.5 Earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 61 people after traveling 15 hours to Hawaii.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    M9.2 earthquake that caused a tsunami resulting in 130 death on the coast of Alaska and California.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    M7.8 this earthquake caused a tsunami that killed around 120 people on Okushiri island.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

    M7.1 earthquake that caused an underwater landslide that caused the tsunami which killed 2100

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    M9.1 earthquake that caused a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people dead.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    M8.1 this earthquake caused a tsunami that killed about 200 people.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    M8.8 this earthquake caused a tsunami that killed about 700 people.

  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    M9.1 this earthquake caused a tsunami that killed about 20,000 people.