Most Dangerous Tsunamis

  • Lisbon Earthquake

    Lisbon Earthquake
    Magnitude 8.5. it occured on all saints day and killed 60,000 people
  • Krakatoa Eruption

    Krakatoa Eruption
    Volcano that erupted with a 6.0 magnitude off of Sumatra and Java. Killed 37,000.
  • Aleuatian Earthquake

    Aleuatian Earthquake
    Magnitude 7 earthquake happened off of the Alaskan coast. Caused $20,000 worth of damage.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    Great Chilean Earthquake
    9.5 magnitude eathquake that caused a 30 ft tsunami, 1,655 people died
  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake
    Magnitude 9.2 earthquake that caused underwater landslides off of Alaska
  • Hokkaido Earthquake

    Hokkaido Earthquake
    7.7 magnitude caused landslides and 230 people to be killed
  • Papua New Guinea Quake

    Papua New Guinea Quake
    1,600 people killed while actual earthquake lasted 19 seconds. Magnitude 7
  • Sumatra Earhquake

    Sumatra Earhquake
    Magnitude 9.1 quake, killed 227,898 while the quake lasted 10 mins. Was followed by 2 other major quakes
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    Magnitude 8.1 quake killed 189 people while landslides destroyed homes
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    Magnitude 8.8 earthquake that caused 203 prisoners to escape and are still on the loose
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake
    Magnitude 9 earthquake that killed 15,896 people whick caused a tsunami and a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant