Most Damaging Tsunamis

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

1755

This tsunami had a magnitude of 9 and had a death toll of 20,000. It was triggered by a earthquake and had waves rise up to 7m or 23 ft high.

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

1883

This tsunami was triggered by a volcano erupting, it destroyed 165 villages and killed 30,000. The waves also rised to 35 meters or 115 feet.

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

1946

This earthquake had a 8.1 magnitude and killed 160 people. The earthquake triggered a Tsunami

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

1960

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and killed 61 people. The tsunami traveled across the pacific for 15 hours.

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

1964

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and killed 130 people. It occurred between California and Alaska.

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

1993

This earthquake had a 7.8 magnitude and killed 120 people

Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

1998

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and killed 2100. Earthquake triggered submarine landslide

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

2004

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed 230,000.

Samoa Earthquake (Samoa islands)

2009

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed 200.

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

2010

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and killed 700.

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

2011

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed 20,000.