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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9 and the death toll was 20,000 people. This earthquake happened on all saints day so many people were in the church when it happened. Fires burned for 5 days. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The magnitude of this earthquake was at the time unable to measure and the death toll was more than 36,000 people. Signs of this earthquake began in May. It spawned massive tsunamis and after the eruption most of the island was gone. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1 and the death toll was 160 people. $26 million in damages. A large section of seafloor was up lifted along the fault. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.5 and the death toll was 61 people. This was the most powerful earthquake. This was caused due to the subduction of Nazca plate under the south american plate. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.2 and 130 people died. Most of the casualties were from the tsunami not the earthquake. The world rang like a bell for several weeks from the earthquake. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.8 and the death toll was 120 people. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea of Japan. Japan is situated in an active seismic region. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude of this earthquake 7.1 and the death toll was more than 2100 people. Large tsunami waves destroyed 3 fishing villages. The country's strongest earthquake on record. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of this earthquake 9.1 and the death toll was 230,000. This was thought to have had the energy of 23,000 atomic bombs. Epicenter located in the Indian Ocean. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1 and the death toll was 200 people. This was the 4th largest outer-rise earthquake. It took place in the southern Pacific Ocean. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.8 and the death toll was 700 people. The epicenter was 200 miles southwest of the capital Santiago. Focus was 22 miles below the surface. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1 and the death toll 20,000 people. Moved Honshu eastward by 8 feet. It was caused by shifting plates and rising water. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude of earthquake was 7.5 and the death toll was 230,000 people. 65,000 houses damaged. It occurred less than 2 months after a series of earthquakes struck Indonesias Lombok island.
