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Lisbon, Portugal 1775
An earthquake produced not only fires, but a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people. The wave reached up to 7 meters. Around 20,000 people were killed. -
Krakatoa
The eruption of Krakatoa in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra. It's said that the top of the volcano crashed into the ocean and caused a wave over 35 meters high. It destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
aleutians tsunami
An earthquake in Alaska caused a tsunami in the Hawaiian islands that killed about 160 people. -
chile tsunami
An earthquake in Chile caused a tsunami in the Hawaiian islands 15 hours after the quake. 61 people were killed. -
Alaska tsunami
An earthquake in Alaska caused a tsunami that killed 130 people in both Alaska and California. -
Sea of Japan Tsunami
An earthquake created a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. -
papua new guinea tsunami
An earthquake caused a submarine landslide that caused a tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people. -
sumatra tsunami
An earthquake caused a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people -
Somoa Tsunami
An earthquake caused a tsunami that killed about 200 people -
Chile Tsunami
An earthquake caused a tsunami that killed about 700 people -
japan tsunami
An earthquake caused a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people