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Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal
This magnitude 9 earthquake and fire nearly destroyed Lisbon, Portugal. The waves of the tsunami reached 23 ft, and killed around 20 thousand people. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
This tsunami is interesting because it was not actually caused by an earthquake, but rather the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano and its top sliding into the sea. Located in the Sudan Strut, the waves reached a height of around 100ft, destroyed 165 villages, and killed 36 thousand people. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
This magnitude 8.1 earthquake and tsunami killed 160 people. While this quake occurred in Alaska, the waves traveled all the way to Hawaii. Mainland Alaska was barely effected. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
This magnitude 9.5 earthquake caused a tsunami that traveled for 15 hours and killed 61 people in Hawaii, This is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
This magnitude 9.2 earthquake and tsunami killed 130 people in Alaska and California. The earthquake lasted 4 minutes and caused $311 million in damages. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
This magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed 120 people in Okushu Island in Japan. This quake caused damages up in Russia! -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
This magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed 2,100 people. What is interesting is that it caused a submarine landslide. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
This 9.1 magnitude earthquake killed 230,000 people. It is considered one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoa Islands)
This earthquake in the Samoan Islands had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed 200 people. This was the largest earthquake of 2009. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
This magnitude 8.8 earthquake on the Chile coast killed 700 people. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
This magnitude 9.1 earthquake in Japan killed 20,000 people, and is the most powerful earthquake recorded in Japan.
