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In 1755 an earthquake in Portugal produced a tsunami that along with the earthquake and resulting fire, killed an estimated 20,000 people. The tsunami waves that crossed the Atlantic Ocean amplified to heights of 7 meters or more in the West Indies.
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In 1883 a violent explosion of the Krakatoa volcano in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra caused the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. The sudden collapse created a giant tsunami more than 35 meters high. It destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people.
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In 1993 a magnitude 7.8 earthquake caused a tsunami in the Sea of Japan that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island.
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In 1946 a magnitude 8.1 earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian islands. It killed about 160+ people and caused over $26,000,000 in damage.
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In 1960 a magnitude 9.5 earthquake in Chile triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean.
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The 1964 Alaskan earthquake generated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people in tn Alaska and California areas.
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In 1998 a magnitude 7.1 earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that created a tsunami. The tsunami killed more than 2,100 people.
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In 2004 a magnitude 9.1 earthquake in Sumatra generated a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people.
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In 2009 a magnitude 8.1 earthquake in Samoa generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people.
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In 2010 a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile generated a tsunami that killed 700 people in coastal towns in the area.
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in 2011 a magnitude 9.1 Earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 20,000 people in the area.
