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Lisbon Tsunami
Modern research indicates that the main seismic source was faulting of the seafloor along the tectonic plate boundaries of the mid-Atlantic. The earthquake generated a tsunami that produced waves about 20 feet (6 meters) high at Lisbon and 65 feet (20 meters) high at Cádiz, Spain. This Tsunami killed around 30,000 people and the magnitude reached a 9 on the scale. -
Eruption of Krakatoa
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (Indonesian: Letusan Krakatau 1883) in the Sunda Strait began on 20 May 1883 and peaked on the late morning of Monday, 27 August 1883, when over 70% of the island of Krakatoa and its surrounding archipelago were destroyed as it collapsed into a caldera. The tsunami was between 5 and 13 meters high when it made landfall on Sumatra and Java. It killed more then 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Islands Earthquake
On April 1, 1946, an undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coast triggers a massive tsunami that killed about 160 people in Hawaii. In the middle of the night, 13,000 feet beneath the ocean surface, a 8.1-magnitude tremor was recorded in the North Pacific. The Tsunami affected both Hawaii and Alaska. It resulted in about 26 million dollars in damage. -
Chile Earthquake, Tsunami
The Chile earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after moving 15 miles across the ocean. The tsunami was a result of the largest earthquake ever measured magnitude 9.5. The cities of Puerto Montt and Valdivia experienced extensive damage. Several coastal towns were inundated by a 25-meter (80-foot) tsunami. The combined effects of the disaster left two million people homeless. -
Great Alaskan Earthquake
The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 131 deaths. The earthquake's magnitude recorded was a 9.2 and it costed around 311 million dollars in total damage. -
Okushiri Earthquake
The 1993 southwest-off Hokkaido earthquake or Okushiri earthquake occurred at 13:17:12 UTC on 12 July 1993 in the Sea of Japan near the island of Hokkaido. It had a magnitude of 7.8 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of VIII on the mercalli intensity scale. Waves ranging from 5 to 10 meters in height crashed on the nearest coastlines, destroying fishing villages and killing 239 people. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
The event occurred on a reverse fault near the north coast region of Papua New Guinea, 25 kilometers (16 mi) from the coast near Aitape, and caused a large undersea landslide which caused a tsunami that hit the coast, killing between at least 2,183 and 2,700 people and injuring thousands. The earthquake magnitude reached a 7.1 and was a severe disaster. -
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
On December 26, 2004, at 7:59 am local time, an undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The tsunami killed at least 230,000 people across a dozen countries, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand sustaining massive damage. -
Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami
The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami took place on 29 September 2009 in the southern Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone. The submarine earthquake occurred in an extensional environment and had a moment magnitude of 8.1 and a maximum mercalli intensity of VI. The tsunami killed about 200 people and injured hundreds. -
Chile Earthquake and Tsunami
The 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February at 03:34 local time, having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It killed about 700 people in coastal towns and damaged or destroyed approximately half a million homes, schools, hospitals and other buildings. -
Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami
The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred at 14:46 JST on 11 March. The magnitude of 9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes, causing a tsunami. Roughly 20,000 died and thousands were injured.