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Magnitude of 7.7, and death toll of 60,000. This killed more than a third of the entire population of the Portuguese Capital. Most survived the earthquake, but died from the tsunami wave. -
VEI of 6, and death toll of 36,400. The eruption generated the loudest sound ever reported in history. 165 villages were destroyed. -
Magnitude of 8.1, and death toll of 170. The wave traveled 490 miles an hour. The length of the wave was nearly 100 miles. -
Magnitude of 9.5, and death toll of 1,600. Caused by the Nazca plate releasing tension and descending 15 meters underneath the South American Plate. Happened 30.5 km off the Chilean Coast. -
Magnitude of 9.2, and death toll of 130. Resulted in $311 million in damages. Caused an underwater landslide. -
Magnitude of 7.7, and death toll of 230. Wave reached 32 meters in height. Caused $600 million in property losses. -
Magnitude of 7.0, and death toll of 2,200. Struck at 5:49 pm. Three tsunami waves formed. -
Magnitude of 9.1, and death toll of 230,000. Released energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima-type bombs. Earthquake occurred 31 miles below ocean floor. -
Magnitude of 8.1, and death toll of 190. Earthquake lasted 3 minutes. Caused by normal faulting of the Pacific Plate near the outer rise, east of the subduction zone between the Pacific and Australian Plates. -
Magnitude of 8.8, and death toll of 520. Resulted in $30 billion in damages. Caused by the Nazca and South American Plates converging. -
Magnitude of 9.1, and death toll of 18,000. Lasted 6 minutes. Also known as the "Great East Japan Earthquake." -
Magnitude of 7.5, and death toll of 4,300. There were 32 aftershocks. Up to 1.5 meter high waves.