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In 1755 the Lisbon earthquake and tsunami was estimated 20,000 people were killed. the magnitude of the the tsunami was 9. the waves were 23 ft tall. -
in 1883 the explosion of Krakatoa volcano in Sundra strait. caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. the magnitude was 3.5. it destroyed 165 villages and killed 36,000 people. -
The 1946 Aleutians tsunami in the Hawaiian islands had a magnitude of 8.1.This tsunami killed 160 people. -
the Chile earthquake in 1960 in Hawaii killed 61 people. the magnitude was 9.5. the tsunami also traveled 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean -
The Alaska tsunami in Alaska and California killed about 130 people. the magnitude was 9.2. -
The Sea of Japan earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushimi island, Japan. the magnitude was 7.8. -
The Papua New Guinea earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 2100 people. the tsunami had a magnitude of 7.1. -
the Sumatra tsunami killed 230,000 people. the magnitude was 9.1. -
The Samoa tsunami killed 200 people. the magnitude of the tsunami was 8.1. -
The Chile tsunami killed 700 people in coastal towns. the magnitude was 8.8. -
The Japan tsunami killed over 20,000 people. the magnitude was 9.1.