Most Devastating Tsunamis

  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    A Magnitude 9 earthquake that killed around 20,000 people. The earthquake produced a very dangerous fire. The waves were around 23ft high.
  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    9 M, killed 20,000 people. The earthquake produced a deadly fire. waves reached 23ft.
  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    Over 70% of island was destroyed by a explosion. Waves reached 115ft and 36,000 people died.
  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    8.1 M, and killed over 100 people. It triggering a Pacific-wide tsunami with multiple destructive waves at heights ranging from 45–130 ft.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    The 9.5 M is the largest earthquake, effected many islands. It killed 61 people in Hawaii after the waves traveled 15 hours.
  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    9.2 M, killed about 130 people. Many mini tsunamis around Alaska, Property damage was estimated at about $311 million.
  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    7.8 M, killed around 120 people. A maximum run-up of 32 m was recorded on the western part of the island near Monai.
  • Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
    7.1 M, Trigged a submarine landslide, produced a tsunami that killed 2,100 people.The maximum height of the waves was estimated at being 59 ft high.
  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    9.1 M Killed around 230,000 people. 50 to 100 ft waves with maximum runup of 167.3 ft at Lhoknga
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    8.1 M, Killed about 200 people. A memorial dedicated to the Tsunami victims was erected In the village of Leone American Samoa on 25 February 2012.
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    8.8 m, Killed over 700 people. The earthquake triggered a tsunami which devastated several coastal towns in south-central Chile.
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake
    9.1 M, Killed over 20,000. Waves reached 128ft.