Most Damaging Tsunamis

Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

20,000 deaths
M9 Earthquake

Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

Aug 26, 1883

36,000 deaths
M8.5 earthquake

Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

Apr 1, 1946

160 people dead
M8.1

Great Chilean (Chile)

May 22, 1960

61 people killed
M 9.5

Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

Mar 27, 1964

130 people killed
M 9.2

Sea of Japan Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

120 people killed
M 7.8

Papua New Guinea Quake

Jul 17, 1998

2,100+ people killed
M 7.1

Sumatra Earthquake

Dec 26, 2004

230,000 people killed
M 9.1

Samoa Earthquake

Sep 29, 2009

200 people killed
M 8.1

Chile Earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

700 People killed
M 8.8

Tohoku Earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

20,000 People killed
M 9.1