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Most Damaging Tsunamis

By Theaputnam

  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    The Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude of 9 and and a death toll of 20,000. This earthquake struck on All Saints' Day and lasted between 3.5 and 6 minutes.

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/ Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/ Sumatra)
    The Krakatoa Eruption had a death toll of 36,000. This eruption destroyed 165 villages near Krakatoa and damaged 132 villages.

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    The Aleutian earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 160. This earthquake resulted in over 26 million dollars of damage and triggered a tsunami with 45ft to 130ft tall waves.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    The Great Chilean Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and a death toll of 61. This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in history and lasted for 10 minutes.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    The Good Friday Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and a death toll of 130. This earthquake occurred at 5:36 AM on good friday and lasted for 38 seconds

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    The Hokkaido Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and a death toll of 120. This earthquake had two shocks. The first lasted 20 seconds and the second lasted 35 seconds.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
    The Papua New Guinea Quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and a death toll of 2,100. This earthquake occurred at 6:49 pm along the boundary of the Australia an and Pacific plates.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    The Sumatra Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 23,000. This earthquake generated a tsunami with waves that grew to be 100ft tall Additionally, the earthquake lasted 3 to 4 minutes.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    The Samoa Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 200. This earthquake had a 5.6 magnitude aftershock 20 minutes after the main quake. All together, there were 14 aftershocks.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    The Chile Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 700. The epicenter of this earthquake was 3km (1.9mi) off the coast of Pulluhue. There was a 6.2 aftershock 20 minutes after the main quake.

  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    The Tokohu earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 20,000. This earthquake caused 10 billion dollars of damage and it lasted 6 minutes.