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Lisbon Earthquake - Portugal
The magnitude of the Lisbon Earthquake was 9.0 and the death toll was around 20,000. Many people were worshiping church when it happened. The earthquake produced a tsunami with heights of 7 m or more and fire that burned for 5 days. -
Krakatoa Eruption - Java/Sumatra
The Krakatoa Eruption did not have a magnitude but did have a VEI of 6 and a death toll of 36,000. The volcanic explosion caused the top to fall into the ocean creating a giant tsunami more than 35 m his, destroying 165 villages. Ash could be seen for 11 cubic miles. -
Aleutian Earthquake - Alaska
The magnitude of the Aleutian Earthquake was a 8.1 with a death toll of 160. The tsunami flew through the Pacific ocean slamming into the Hawaiian Islands, causing $26 million in damage. -
Great Chilean Earthquake - Chile
The Great Chilean Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and a death toll of 61. It traveled for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. This was the largest earthquake ever to be recorded by the seismographs. -
Good Friday Earthquake - Alaska
The Good Friday Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and a death toll of 20,000. The earthquake generated a deadly tsunami in Alaska and California. The epicenter was 6 miles near college Fiord in the Prince William Sound. It sparred many lives because school were closed and children were home due to it being Good Friday. -
Hokkaido Earthquake - Japan
The Hokkaido Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and a death toll of 120. It took place on the Okushiri Island in Japan. In 2 to 5 minutes the tsunami engulfed the coastline of Okushiri Island and the West Coast of Hokkaido. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake - Papua New Guinea
The magnitude of the Papua New Guinea Earthquake was 7.1 and the death toll was 2,100. The earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami. It occurred on a reverse fault near the north coast, .25 km from the coast near Aitupe -
Sumatra Earthquake - Indonesia
The magnitude of the Sumatra Earthquake was 9.1 and the death toll 230,000. The tsunami was cause by an earthquake that is thought to have had the energy of 23,00 Hiroshima type atomic bombs. -
Samoa Earthquake - Samoan Islands
The magnitude of the Samoa Earthquake was an 8.1 and a death toll of 200. It occurred in extensional environment. -
Chile Earthquake - Chile
The Chile Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll of 700. The epicenter was 200 miles from the capital, Santiago. And there was wide damage along the coast. -
Tohoku Earthquake - Japan
The Tohoku Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 20,000. It struck offshore where 2 of earth's tectonic plates collide. As of 2017, 150,000 evacuees who lost their home, 50,000 are still living in temporary housing.
