Tsunami Disasters

By DamereNixon

  • The 1755 Lisbon, Portugal Tsunami

    Along with earthquake and resulting fire, killed an estimated 20,000 people. Waves crossed the Atlantic 23 foot waves

  • The 1883 Tsunami Sundra Strait

    115 ft waves, destroyed 165 villages and killed 36,000 people

  • 1946 Hawaiian island tsunami

    Killed 160 people

  • Hawaii Tsunami triggered by chile earthquake 1960

    Killed 61 people after traveling 15 hours across Pacific Ocean

  • Tsunami Alaska/California

    Killed about 130 people

  • Sea of Japan tsunami

    120 people killed

  • Submarine Landslide produced tsunami in Papua New Guinea

    Killed 2100 people

  • Indonesian Tsunami

    Sumatra earthquake generated Tsunami that killed about 230,000 people

  • Samoa tsunami

    Samoa tsunami generated by earthquake killed about 200 people

  • Coastal towns tsunami

    Chile earthquake generated Tsunami that killed 700 people

  • Japan Tsunami

    Generated by earthquake that killed 20,000 people