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The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.5-9.0. The death toll was 30,000. 85% of Lisbon's buildings were destroyed. The maximum height of the waves were estimated at 6 meters. -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.5. The death toll was 36,417. The explosion fired up hot ash 50 miles in the air. Hot avalanches of ash races down the volcano and across the sea -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.0. The death toll was 165. It had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI. It resulted in over $26 million in damage. -
The magnitude was 9.5. The death toll was 1,655. It left about 2 million people homeless. It was the most powerful earthquake in recorded history. -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2. The death toll was 131. It was the second most powerful earthquake in recorded history. It caused an underwater landslide. -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.8. The death toll was 230. A peak ground acceleration of 0.50g was recorded about 100km from the edge of the off shore aftershock zone. The shock was followed by a large tsunami. -
The magnitude was 7.0. The death toll was 2,200. It was one of the deadliest tsunamis in this century. It cause a large undersea landslide which cause a tsunami that hit the coast. -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.1. The death toll was 230,000. It was the deadliest disasters in modern history. Estimated to have released energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1. The death toll was 192. The earthquake generated tsunami waves of up to 22 meters. 3,000 people became homeless. -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.8. The death toll was 521. It generated a tsunami with wave heights up to 29m. It resulted in $30 billion in damage. -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.1. The death toll was 18,000. A tsunami that was generated by the earthquake arrived at the coast within 30 minutes. The earthquake shaking about 6 minutes. -
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.5. The death toll was 4,340. During the earthquake, the soil liquified, and houses and people were buried in more than nine feet of rubble and mud. More than 110,000 houses were destroyed or damaged