Most Damaging tsunami's

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

Earthquake magnitude was 9.0. The death toll was 20,000. Many of the people in Lisbon were worshipping in church when the earthquake happened. The fires that started that day lasted and burned for five days.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

Magnitude was not stated. Death toll was 36,000. Generated the loudest sound ever reported. When it erupted it fired ash 50 miles into the air.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

Magnitude was 8.1. Death toll was 160.The section of the seafloor was uplifted along the fault where the earthquake occurred. First of several tsunami waves reached the Hawaiian islands around 7am.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

May 23, 1960

Magnitude of earthquake was 9.5. Death toll was 61. This earthquake was a mega thrust earthquake. This earthquake was caused due to the subduction of nazca plate under the south american plate.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

Magnitude was 9.2. Death toll was 130. The earthquake began at 5:36pm local time. The epicenter of the earthquake was 78 miles east of Anchorage, Alaske

Hakkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

Magnitude of earthquake was 7.8. Death toll was 120. Almost 3 million households lost power. Most of the destruction occurred in Sapporo.

Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

Jul 17, 1998

Magnitude was 7.1. Death toll was 2100. this is a country located on the southwestern pacific ocean. Official name of the country is the Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

Magnitude was 9.1. Death toll was 230,000. the earthquake had the power of 23,000Hiroshima- Type atomic bombs. Within hours of the earthquake, killer waves radiating from the epicenter slammed into the coastline.

Samoa Earthquake (Samoan islands)

Sep 29, 2009

Magnitude was 8.1. Death toll was 200. There was a 3 inch ridge made near the epicenter. Most of the people killed were children

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

Magnitude was 8.8. Death toll was 700. Occurred off the coast of central Chile. Intense shaking lasted about 3 minutes

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

Magnitude was 9.1. Death toll was 700

Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

Sep 27, 2018

Magnitude was 6.1. Death toll was 1200. More than 65,000 houses were damaged. Series of aftershocks continued and affected north and east Lombok