Top 12 Tsunamis

By Csween
  • Lisbon Earthquake

    Lisbon Earthquake

    Death toll 60,000
    Magnitude 8.5 - 9.0
    It occurred on all saints' day
  • Krakatoa Eruption

    Krakatoa Eruption

    VEI of 6
    36,000
    The explosion was so loud it was heard from thousands of miles away
  • Aleutian Earth quake Alaska

    Aleutian Earth quake Alaska

    Magnitude 8.6
    death toll 163-173
    The tsunami reached up to 42m
  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Magnitude 9.4 - 9.6
    Death Toll 1,000 - 6,000
    Largest earthquake magnitude in history
  • Good Friday Earthquake Alaska

    Good Friday Earthquake Alaska

    9.2 magnitude
    139 deaths
    This was the largest recorded U.S earthquake
  • Hokkaido Earthquake Japan

    Hokkaido Earthquake Japan

    7.7 magnitude
    230 deaths
    The tsunami reached up to 30.5m on some parts
  • papua New Guinea Earthquake

    papua New Guinea Earthquake

    Magnitude 7.0
    2,200 Deaths
    So many island inhabitants died that entire generations were wiped out.
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake

    Magnitude 9.2
    Deaths 227,000
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake

    Magnitude 8.1
    Deaths 189
    The country of Samoa was still recovering two years later.
  • Chile earthquake

    Chile earthquake

    Magnitude 8.8
    Deaths 521
    Only half of what was destroyed was recovered a year later.
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake

    Magnitude 9.0
    Deaths 18,000
    There are still 2,520 people missing
  • Sulawesi Earhtquake

    Sulawesi Earhtquake

    Magnitude 7.4
    Deaths 426
    The liquefication was the largest ever