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This event happened on November 1st, 1755 in Portugal. It was between 8.5 to a 9.0 magnitude. The death toll was about 70,000. Some other interesting facts are:
-It occurred on all saints day
-many people were in church at the time
-it demolished large public buildings and 12,000 dwellings -
This event happened on August 26th, 1883 in Java/Sumatra. The VEI of this eruption was 6. The death toll was around 36,417 people. Some other interesting facts:
-165 coastal villages washed away
-this was not the first time this volcano erupted
-over 70% of the island was destroyed -
This event took place on April 1st, 1946 in Alaska. The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. The death toll was around 160 people. Some other interesting facts:
-It was produced on a Hawaiian island
-this tsunami traveled at 490 miles an hour
-thrust faulting caused the earthquake -
This event took place on May 23rd, 1960 in Chile. The magnitude was 9.5. The death toll was around 61 people. Some other interesting facts:
-left 2 million people homeless
-injured 3,000 people
-economic damage totaled $550 million -
This event took place on March 27th, 1964 in Alaska. The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2. The death toll was around 130 people. Some more interesting facts:
- it was the largest earthquake in the U.S
-40-50 hospitalizations
-occurred at 5:36 pm -
This event took place on July 12th, 1993 in Japan. The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.8. The death toll was around 120 people. Some other interesting facts:
-it was one of the largest tsunamis in Japan's history
- the earthquake was caused by a fault dipping at 24 degrees to the east -
This event took place on July 17th, 1998 in Papua New Guinea. The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.1. The death toll was around 2,100 people. Some other interesting facts:
-thousands were injured
-9,500 became homeless
-500 went missing -
This event took place on December 26th, 2004. The magnitude of this earthquake was around 9.1. The death toll was around 230,000 people. Some other interesting facts:
- this earthquake had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs
-the tsunami waves were 100 feet high -
This event took place on September 29th, 2009 in the Samoan Islands. The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1. The death toll was around 200 people. Some other interesting facts:
-the waves were up to 22 meters (72 feet)
-241 homes and one school were destroyed
- 3,058 homes and four schools were damaged -
This event took place on February 27th, 2010 in Chile. The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.8. The death toll was around 700 people. Some other interesting facts:
-46 went missing
-$30 billion in damage
-the shaking of the earthquake lastest 3 minutes -
This event took place on March 11th, 2011 in Tohoku. The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1. The death toll was around 20,000 people. Some other interesting facts:
- the tsunami arrived 30 minutes after the earthquake
- the earthquake and tsunami disabled three nuclear reactors within days
-$360 billion in damgae -
This event took place on September 27th, 2018 in Indonesia. The magnitude of this earthquake was 7.5. The death toll was around 2,000 people. Some other interesting facts:
-$2.4 million people were affected by this event
-destroyed many houses and buildings leaving people homeless
- 48,025 people were evacuated