Most Damaging Tsunamis

  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    20,000 deaths
    M9 Earthquake
  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    36,000 deaths
    M8.5 earthquake
  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    160 people dead
    M8.1
  • Great Chilean (Chile)

    61 people killed
    M 9.5
  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    130 people killed
    M 9.2
  • Sea of Japan Earthquake (Japan)

    120 people killed
    M 7.8
  • Papua New Guinea Quake

    2,100+ people killed
    M 7.1
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    230,000 people killed
    M 9.1
  • Samoa Earthquake

    200 people killed
    M 8.1
  • Chile Earthquake

    700 People killed
    M 8.8
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    20,000 People killed
    M 9.1