Tsunami

1958 Lituya Bay mega Tsunami

Jul 10, 1958

This humongous Mega Tsunami was around 525 meters high which is around 1,722 feet high. Luckly the Tsunami was in Alaska so it only caused 5 casualties.

1963 Vajont Dam Tsunami

Oct 9, 1963

This Tsunami caused by a landslide in Italy cause near 2,000 deaths and was recorded and over 800 feet tall.

1964 Niigata Tsunami

Jun 16, 1964

One of the many Japan Tsunamis caused by a 7.6 magnitude caused 36 deaths and over 200 more people were reported missing.

1976 Moro Gulf Tsunami

Aug 16, 1976

This Megathrust tsunami was caused by an 8 magnitude earthquake. This Tsunami cause 2,000 to 8,000 deaths.

1999 İzmit Tsunami

Aug 17, 1999

This Tsunami cause by an 7.6 magnitude earthquake killed around 17,000 people and cause almost 3 times as many injuries.

2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Dec 26, 2004

The 2004 tsunami was recorded as the most devistating ever. It cause almost 300,000 causualties and was almost 30 meters high.

2006 Kuril islands Tsunami

Jul 16, 2006

This Megathrust cause tsunami struck the Kuril islands causing only 1 injury. This tsunami had a depth of 30 km

2007 Solomon Islands Tsunami

Apr 2, 2007

This tsunami was acused by an 8.1 magnitude earthquake and it hit the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea causeing 51 deaths and many displacments.

2009 Samoa Tsunami

Sep 29, 2009

This Tsunami cause by an 8.1 magnitude earthquake caused around 150 deaths and hundreds more injuries.

2011 Japan Tsunami

Mar 11, 2011

This very catastrophic tsunami caused mass destruction throughout japan. It caused almost 16,000 deaths, 6,000 injured, and 2,000 missing.