Tsunami

Tsunami Disasters

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  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    The magnitude was a nine, This event killed 20,000 people. When the earthquake first happened many of the houses were destroyed fire spread from candles and poeple ran to panic to get to boats in the harbor. Thirty minutes later big waves came and crashed into the harbor and those in the boats died.

  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    36,000 people died when the top of the volcano erupted and fell into the ocean below killing thousands they also died due to the thermal injuries that resulted from the volcano. It was so strong it changed the temperature.and climate and made the whole earth colder.

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    The magnitude was an 8.1 and it killed around 160 poeple and there was 26 million dollars done in damage.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    The magnitude was a 9.5 and it killed 61 people. There were waves reported to be about 25 meters high. It traveled 15 hours and still did all of that damage.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    The magnitude was a 9.2 it killed 130 people and was largest recorded earthquake recorded in North America. And what came after the earthquake was a 27-foot tsuanami that destroyed everything in its path.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    The magnitude was a 7.8 and it killed 120 people. The tsuanami was to fast and the warning that was sent out was too late. There was also a landslide that came with this earthquake.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
    The magnitude was a 7.1 and it killed 2,100 people. There were three catastrophic waves that destroyed villages and towns. And there were aftershocks througout the night.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    Known as the boxing day tsunamis there were 30 meter high waves that devasted which came from a 9.1 magnitude earthquake it killed 230,000 people.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    It was a magnitude 9.1 and it killed 200,000 people and was one of the strongest earthquakes in the region.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    It was a magnitude 8.8 and it killed 700 people.

  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    It was a magnitude 9.1 and it killed 20,000 people