Tsunami Timeline

  • Lisbon Earthquake

    Lisbon Earthquake
    Occurred in Kingdom of Portugal
    10,000-100,000 Deaths
    Epicenter in Atlantic Ocean
    8.5-9 Magnitude
  • Krakatoa Eruption

    Krakatoa Eruption
    Krakatoa archipelago
    Atleast 36,417 Deaths
    20 Million tons of sulfur released into Atmosphere
    Loudest in history
  • Aleutian Earthquake

    Aleutian Earthquake
    Magnitude 7.9
    Caused Alaskian Tsunami that killed about 160 people
  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    Great Chilean Earthquake
    Chile Earthquake teiggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in hawaii after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean
    Magnitude 9.5
  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake
    Alaska earthquake generated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people in alaska and California
    Magnitude 9.2
  • Sea of Japan

    Sea of Japan
    Earthquake in the Sea of Japan caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan
    Magnitude 7.8
  • Papua New Juinea Earthquake

    Papua New Juinea Earthquake
    Papua New Guinea earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more that 2100 people
    Magnitude 7.1
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake
    Sumatra eathquake generated a tsunami that killed 230,000 people
    Magnitude 9.1
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    Samoa earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people
    Magnitude 8.1
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    Chile earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns
    Magnitude 8.8
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake
    Japan earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000
    people
    Magnitude 9.1