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Ise Bay, Japan
The earthquake that caused the Ise Bay tsunami is best estimated as being of magnitude 8.2. The Ise Bay tsunamis caused more than 8000 deaths and a large amount damage. -
Nankaido, Japan
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake caused sea waves as high as 25 m to hammer into the Pacific coasts of Kyushyu, Shikoku and Honshin. A total of nearly 30,000 buildings were damaged in the affected regions and about 30,000 people were killed -
Lisbon, Portugal
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake caused a series of three huge waves to strike various towns along the west coast of Portugal and southern Spain, up to 30 m high, in some places. The earthquake and ensuing tsunami killed 60,000 in the Portugal, Morocco and Spain. -
Northern Chile
This tsunami event was caused by a series of two significant earthquakes, estimated at a magnitude of 8.5, off the coast of Arica, Peru (now Chile). A total of 25,000 deaths. -
Krakatau, Indonesia – 27 August 1883
This tsunami event is actually linked to the explosion of the Krakatau caldera volcano. Multiple waves as high as 37 m were propagated by the violent eruptions and demolished the towns of Anjer and Merak. This event killed around 40,000 people in total. -
Sanriku, Japan
This tsunami propagated after an estimated magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred off the coast of Sanriku, Japan. The tsunami was reported at Shirahama to have reached a height of 38.2 m, causing damage to more than 11,000 homes and killing some 22,000 people. -
Sumatra, Indonesia – 26 December 2004
he 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra was estimated to occur at a depth of 30 km. An estimated US$10b of damages is attributed to the disaster, with around 230,000 people reported dead. -
Java Island's
A magnitude-6.1 earthquake triggers a tsunami off Java island's southern coast, killing at least 600 people and displaces about 74,000. -
Solomon Islands
At least 28 people in the Solomon Islands die in a tsunami and earthquake measured at a magnitude of 8.1. -
North Pacific Coast, Japan
A powerful tsunami traveling 800km per hour with 10m-high waves swept over the east coast of Japan, killing more than 18,000 people. The tsunami was spawned by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.
