Tsunami Timeline By: Ethan Waldbuesser and Connor Munnelly

  • Tsunami caused by Lisbon Earthquake

    Year of Event: 1755
    Location of Event: Lisbon, Portugal
    Magnitude of Earthquake: (M 9)
    Death Toll: 20,000 people
  • Krakatoa Volcano

    Year of Event: 1883
    Location of Event: Between Java and Sumatra
    Magnitude of Earthquake: N/A
    Death Toll: 36,000
  • Tsunami formed by Aleutians Earthquake

    Year of Event: 1946
    Location: Hawaiian Islands
    Magnitude of Earthquake: (M 8.1)
    Death Toll: 160 people
  • Chile Earthquake

    Year of Event: 1960
    Location of Event: Hawaii
    Magnitude of Earthquake: (M 9.5)
    Death Toll: 61 people
  • Alaska Earthquake

    Year of Event: 1964
    Location of Event: Alaska
    Magnitude of Earthquake: (M 9.2)
    Death Toll: 130 people
  • Earthquake in the Sea of Japan

    Year of Event: 1993
    Location of Event: Okushiri Island
    Magnitude of Earthquake: (M 7.8)
    Death Toll: 120 people
  • Paula New Guinea Earthquake

    Year of Event: 1998
    Location of Event: Papua New Guinea
    Magnitude of Earthquake: (M 7.1)
    Death Toll: 2100 people
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Year of Event: 2004
    Location of Event: Sumatra
    Magnitude of Earthquake: (M 9.1)
    Death Toll: 230,000 people
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Year of Event: 2009
    Location of Event: Samoa
    Magnitude of Earthquake: (M 8.1)
    Death Toll: 200 people
  • Chile Earthquake

    Year of Event: 2010
    Location of Event: Chile
    Magnitude of Earthquake: (M 8.8)
    Death Toll: 700 people
  • Japan Earthquake

    Year of Event: 2011
    Location of Event: Japan
    Magnitude of Earthquake: (M 9.1)
    Death Toll: 20,000 people