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Lisbon Earthquake In Portugal
The earthquake was not like many earthquakes. The earthquake, produced a tsunami that later caused a fire, Resulting in the deaths of about 20,000 people. -
Krakatoa Earthquake Eruption
The Krakatoa Eruption produced a tsunami more than 155 feet high. The magnitude of this earthquake was 6, which is moderately high. The earthquake was between Java and Sumatra, which destroyed 165 villages and made the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. This caused the deaths of over 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake
This earthquake produced a tsunami in Alaska, but also effected some of Hawaii. This massive tsunami killed 160 people, and destroyed the Scotch Cap newly built lighthouse. The Earthquake turned tsunami had a magnitude of 8.1, which is very high. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
This earthquake that caused a tsunami had a magnitude of 9.5. The tsunami traveled about 15 hours from the pacific ocean, and crashed down in Hawaii, killing about 61 people. Some say it was the most powerful earthquake to occur. -
Good Friday Earthquake
This Earthquake generated a deadly tsunami that had a magnitude of a high 9.2. Mostly in California, parts of Canada, and Alaska, the tsunami killed bout 139 people. In the horrid tsunami/earthquake, buildings were collapsing and there was multiple big ground fissures. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
This earthquake turned tsunami had a magnitude of about 7.8. The tsunami and earthquake in the sea of Japan did some damage to Russia, killing 120 people in total. Japan was warned about the tsunami 5 minutes after the earthquake, but it was too late. The tsunami caused a lot of fires in the town of Okushiri, which generated a lot of damage. -
Papua New Guinea Quake
The 7.1 magnitude earthquake produced a landslide in Papua New Guinea that killed more than 2,000 people. The waves that hit New Guinea were about 15 high. the shake of the ground due to the quake was so long and big, many citizens were forced to vacate the area. -
Sumatra Earthquake
This 9.1 earthquake is one of the deadliest tsunamis in history. Generating over 200k deaths, the tsunami wave was about 100 feet high, destroying everything in its path. -
Samoa Earthquake
This 8.1 Magnitude earthquake affected most of Samoa and Tonga. The death toll was around 200 people. The tsunamis large waves also affected and trailed off of the coast of Fiji, but minor damage occurred. -
Chile Earthquake
This tsunami devastated many towns in Chile with a big magnitude of 8.8. The earthquake turned tsunami had ground shaking for about 3 minutes, but ended the lives of over 500 people. -
Tohoku Earthquake
This earthquake/tsunami still affects people to this day. With a 9 magnitude, a very big tsunami hit the streets of japan, causing over 15 thousand deaths. It affects many people today people today because of the 150 thousand citizen's that became homeless, causing them to restart there lives basically -
Sulawesi Earthquake
With a magnitude of 7.5, this tsunami killed over 2000 people. the tsunami also called multiple nuclear accidents and a lot of destroyed buildings.
