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Lisbon Earthquake-Portugal
The Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0. The tsunami resulted in the death of 20,000 people.The earthquake caused fires from untended candles and cooking fires. The tsunami began 30 minutes after the earthquake. -
Krakatoa Eruption-Sumatra
The Krakatoa earthquake had a magnitude of 6.0. The tsunami resulted in 36,000 peoples death. The eruption caused the universal temperature and climate to drop. As many as 165 villages to be destroyed. -
Great Chilean Earthquake-Chile
The Great Chilean Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2. The death toll from the resultant tsunami was 61. The approximately two million people were left homeless. The earthquake destroyed as many as 1 in 3 homes in the port city of Valporaiso. -
Aleutian Earthquake- Alaska
The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. The tsunami resulted in the death of 160 people. The cost of the damage was over $26 million. Along the fault, the seafloor was elevated causing the Tsunami. -
Good Friday Earthquake-Alaska
The Good Friday Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2. The death toll of the resultant tsunami was 2,100 people. The tsunami caused the death of people in Hawaii as well. Luckily, many lived because they had were home from schools and work due to it being Good Friday -
Hokkaido Earthquake- Japan
The Hokkaido Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8. The death toll of the resultant tsunami was 120 people. The amount spent to rebuild was $1 billion. The island of Okushiri was hit the hardest causing the most damage. -
Papua New Guinea Quake-Papua New Guinea
The Papua New Guinea quake had a magnitude of 9.5. The death toll of the resultant tsunami was 61. Three villages were destroyed in the tsunami and quake. Ten minutes after quake the tsunami struck. -
Sumatra Earthquake-Indonesia
The Sumatra Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1. The death toll of the resultant of the tsunami is 2,100. The damage cost $10 Billion in property damage. The tsunami also caused damage to 14 countries. -
Samoa Earthquake- Indonesia
The Samoa Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. The death toll of the resultant tsunami was 200. The tsunami was caused by a submarine earthquake. At least 4,500 people were directly affected from these damages. -
Chile Earthquake- Chile
The Chile Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8. The death toll of the resultant tsunami was 700 people. The damage cost was $30 billion for buildings and property. The epicentre was found to be 200 miles from the capital of Santiago. -
Tohoku Earthquake-Japan
The Tohoko earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. The death toll of the resultant tsunami was 20,000. The cost in damage was $235 billion. The shaking of the earthquake lasted 6 minutes. -
Sulawesi Earthquake-Indonesia
The Sulawesi Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5. The death toll of the resultant tsunami was 2,100+. The tsunami destroyed roads and building. The highways were cut by landslides in the area.
