Tsunami Project

  • Lisbon Earthquake

    magnitude: 7.7-9.0 (estimate)
    death toll: 12,000-50,000 (estimate)
    fact: It almost totally destroyed Lisbon and the surrounding area.
  • Krakatoa Eruption

    deaths: 36,417
    fact: The soundwave is recorded to have traveled around the world 7 times over.
  • Aleutian Earthquake

    magnitude:8.6
    deaths: 165-173
    fact: The tsunami obliterated the Scotch Cap Lighthouse on Unimak Island.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    magnitude: 9.6
    deaths: 1,000-6,000
    fact: This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
  • Good Friday Earthquake

    magnitude: 9.2
    deaths: 131
    fact: Only 9 people died in the actual earthquake, and the rest died in the tsunamis.
  • Hokkaido Earthquake

    magnitude:7.7
    deaths:230
    fact: The earthquake triggered a massive tsunami which caused deaths on Hokkaido and southeastern Russia.
  • Papua New Guinea Quake

    magnitude: 7.0
    deaths: 2,183-2,700
    fact: The earthquake caused a large undersea landslide which in turn caused the tsunami.
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    magnitude: 9.1-9.3
    deaths: 227,898
    fact: The tsunami waves grew to 30 meters (100ft) high.
  • Samoa Earthquake

    magnitude: 8.1
    deaths: <189
    fact: Out of the 189 deaths, the majority were children.
  • Chile Earthquake

    magnitude: 8.8
    deaths: 525
    fact: It was felt in six Chilean regions that make up 80% of the total population.
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    magnitude: 9.0-9.1
    deaths: 19,747
    fact: The temperature in Ishinomaki, which is where the most people died, was 0 degrees C.