-
The Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0 and a death toll of approximately 20,000 people. The earthquake happened on all saints day. Many people were in church when it happened.
-
The Eruption killed about 36,000 people. The eruption made the loudest sound ever recorded. The temperature in the northern hemisphere dropped.
-
It had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 160. The tsunami destroyed a newly built coast guard lighthouse. There was 26 million dollars in damage after the event.
-
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 but only killed around 61 people. This was the largest recorded earthquake of the 20th century. It is considered a megathrust earthquake.
-
This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and a death toll close to 130. This was the largest recorded earthquake in north america. It lasted 5 minutes.
-
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 but shifted Japans main island Honshu east ward 8 feet. 120 people died from the event. The earthquake sent infrasound to space that was detected by satellite.
-
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.1 and killed 2,100. The earthquake occurred between the Australia and Pacific tectonic plates. The tsunami was triggered by an under water landslide.
-
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed 230,000 people. The earthquake lasted 10 minutes. the tsunami traveled 3,000 miles.
-
the magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1 and killed around 200 people. This was the largest earthquake of 2009. The tsunami waves were said to be 46 feet at its highest.
-
This earthquake killed around 700 people and had a magnitude of 8.8. This was also the biggest earthquake to hit chile in 50 years. It happened 325km south west of capital
-
The quake had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed about 20,000 people. This was the biggest earthquake to hit japan. It had shifted earths axis at least 10 centimeters.
