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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The Lisbon Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0 and killed about 20,000 people. It happened on the holy day of all saints day. The event was a combination of fires, tsunami and an earthquake. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The Krakatoa Eruption had a death toll of about 36,000 people. It was the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history. People 3,000 miles away could hear it. Volcanic lava shot up 50 miles in the air and landed with a 5 cubic mile radius. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The Aleutian Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and had a death toll of only about 160 people. The earthquake caused 26 million dollars in damage. It was classified as a tsunami earthquake due to the discrepency between the size of the tsunami and the relatively low surface wave magnitude. -
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 that has ever been recorded. The tsunami produced 25 m high waves on the chilean coast. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The Good Friday Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and a death toll of 130. The earthquake lasted 4.5 minutes. It is the most powerful earthquake that has occurred in the United States. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The Hokkaido Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and produced a death toll of 120. The earthquake occurred in the backarc region of the convergent boundary where the Pacific play subducts beneath the Eurasian plate. A tsunami warning was given 5 minutes after the quake, it was to late for the Okushiri inhabitants. -
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. The waves for the tsunami that followed were 15 m high. The area worst hit was a 30 km coastal strip that reached from Aitape to Sissano. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The Sumatra Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a whopping death toll of 230,000. This is considered to be the 5th deadliest natural disaster in history. People in 14 different countries were killed because of this disaster. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The Samoa Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 200. The epicenter was a bout 200 km from Apia, the capitol and largest city. Areas that were affected from the quake are Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia and New Zealand. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The Chile Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 700. It was felt in 6 regions of Chile, these regions make up 80% of the population. Due to the earthquake, tsunami warnings were issued in 53 different countries. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The Tohoku Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 20,000. This earthquake is the most powerful earthquake recorded in Japan, and 4th in the world. The tsunami waves reached a height of 40.5 meters high.
