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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 had a magnitude of 9.0. The estimated number of people killed was 20,000 people. It triggered a tsunami that was seven meters high and could have possibly of been higher in the West Indies. During these events a fire also broke out. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The eruption of Krakatoa caused a tsunami that was more than 35 meters in height. The tsunami destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The Aleutian earthquake of 1946 had a magnitude of 8.1. It caused a tsunami that killed around 160 people. The earthquake happened in Alaska while the tsunami occurred in the Hawaiian Islands. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The Great Chilean earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5. The events killed 61 people. The tsunami traveled across the Pacific Ocean for fifteen hours. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2. The tsunami that occurred killed around 130 people in Alaska and California. It also measured to be over 200ft. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8. It triggered a tsunami that killed around 120 people on the Okushiri Island of Japan. The earthquake occurred in the Sea of Japan. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1. The tsunami killed 2100 people. The earthquake caused a landslide that produced the tsunami. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. And the tsunami killed around 230,000 people. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. The tsunami killed around 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8. The tsunami killed around 700 people. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. 20,00 people died during the tsunami.
