Large Harbor Waves

  • Libson, Portugal Earthquake

    Libson, Portugal Earthquake

    Location: Kingdom of Portugal
    Magnitude of 9.
    Death toll recorded 20,000 people.
  • Krakatoa Eruption

    Krakatoa Eruption

    Location: Dutch East Indies
    No Magnitude due to being a volcanic eruption
    Death toll recorded 36000 people
  • Aleutians Islands Earthquake

    Aleutians Islands Earthquake

    Location: Aleutians Islands, Alaska
    Magnitude of 8.1
    Death toll recorded 160 people
  • Valdivia earthquake, Great Chilean earthquake

    Valdivia earthquake, Great Chilean earthquake

    Location: Chile Coast, Damaging Hawaii
    Magnitude of 9.5
    Death toll recorded widespread, number uncertain
  • Great Alaskan Earthquake

    Great Alaskan Earthquake

    Location: South Central Alaska
    Magnitude of 9.2
    Death toll recorded 130 people
  • Hokkaidō earthquake

    Hokkaidō earthquake

    Location: Sea of Japan near the island of Hokkaido.
    Magnitude of 7.8
    Death toll recorded 120 people
  • Papua New Guinea Tsunami

    Papua New Guinea Tsunami

    Location: north coast region of Papua New Guinea
    Magnitude of 7.1
    Death toll of 2100 people
  • Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

    Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

    Location: off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia
    Magnitude of 9.1
    Death toll recorded 230,000
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake

    Location: the southern Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone
    Magnitude of 8.1
    Death toll recorded 2100 people
  • Tōhoku earthquake

    Tōhoku earthquake

    Location: off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku
    Magnitude of 9.1
    Death toll recorded 20,000 people
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake

    Location: off the coast of central Chile
    Magnitude of 8.8
    Death toll recorded 700 people