most dangerous tsunamis-Eleanor LaBrenz

Lisbon earthquake- Portugual

Nov 1, 1755

the Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude of 9. the total death toll was 20,000 people. the waves were at a minimum of 23 feet. a fire was created due to the tsunami in Portugal.

Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatara

Aug 26, 1883

the Karatoa Eruption had a magnitude of 9.2. the total death toll was 36,000 people. the wave washed away 165 coastal villages. the eruption caused atmospheric anommolies.

Aleutian earthquake - Alaska

Apr 1, 1946

the Aleutian earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. the total death toll was 160 people. the waves, although started in Alaska, mainly hit Hawaii. the earthquake was so deep that all the aftershocks were absorbed.

Great Chilean earthquake - Chile

May 23, 1960

the great Chilean earthquake had a magnitude of 9. the total death toll was 61 people. the waves reached 82 feet. it was regarded as the strongest earthquake ever.

good Friday earthquake - Alaska

Mar 27, 1964

the Good Friday earthquake had a magnitude of 8.3. the total death toll was 130 people. the run-ups reached up to 220 feet inland. the reconstruction costs were 311 million dollars

Hokkaido earthquake - Japan

Jul 12, 1993

the Hokkaido earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8. the total death toll was 120 people. the repair costs were 600 million dollars. the waves arrived in 2-5 minutes.

papua new guinea earthquake - papua new guinea

Jul 17, 1998

the Papua new guinea earthquake had a magnitude of .8. the total death toll was 2,000 people. the tsunami came in three bursts of waves. the erosion on the coastline had decreased it by 70 cm

sumatra earthquake - indonesia

Dec 26, 2004

the Sumatra earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. the total death toll was 230,000 people. this was the largest death toll ever recorded for a tsunami. forty percent of the population was wiped out.

samoa earthquake - samoa islands

Sep 29, 2009

the Samoa earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. the total death toll was 200 people. the island recieved immediate help after the disaster. the water's surge was 15 feet.

chile earthquake - chile

Feb 27, 2010

the chile earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8. the total death toll was 700 people. the earthquake was believed to be caused by water pressure. the earthquake destroyed 400,000 homes

Tohoku earthquake - japan

Mar 11, 2011

the Tohoku earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. the total death toll was 20,000 people. a total of 120,000 buildings were destroyed. the tsunami was not expected

sulawesi earthquake - indonesia

Sep 17, 2018

the Sulawesi earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5. the total death toll was 2,000 people. the earthquake caused solid liquification. the waves reached 23 feet