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Tsunami Timetoast

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  • Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal

    Magnitude 9, 20,000 deaths
    The Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne (English title: Poem on the Lisbon Disaster) is a poem in French composed by Voltaire as a response to the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.

  • Krakatoa Eruption, Java/Sumatra

    Magnitude unknown, 36,000 deaths
    This 1883 eruption generated the loudest sound ever reported in history

  • Aleutian Earthquake, Alaska

    Magnitude 8.1, 160 deaths
    It resulted in over $26 million in damage.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake, Chile

    Magnitude 9.5 61,130 deaths
    The quake left about 2 million people homeless.

  • Good Friday Earthquake, Alaska

    Magnitude 9.2, no deaths
    Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake, Japan

    Magnitude 7.8 120 deaths
    815 houses were completely destroyed, 1324 half-damaged, and 6395 partially damaged.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake, Papua New Guinea

    Magnitude 7.1 2100 deaths
    The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre warned that unusually large waves could reach Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Indonesia, however, it later said the tsunami threat had passed.

  • Sumatra Earthquake, Indonesia

    Magnitude 9.1 230,000 deaths
    Material losses in the Indian Ocean region were $10 billion

  • Samoa Earthquake, Samoan Islands

    Magnitude 8.1 200 deaths
    It was the largest earthquake of 2009.

  • Chile Earthquake, Chile

    Magnitude 8.8 700 deaths
    It was the fifth largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a seismograph and ranks thirteen in the overall list including estimates.

  • Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

    Magnitude 9.1 20,000 deaths
    The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant cooling system was damaged, raising fears of a meltdown