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Tsunami TimeToast: Most Damaging Tsunamis

By HunterJones@NaturalDisasters

  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    The earthquake on November 1st, 1755 hit with a 9.0 magnitude, crossing the Atlantic Ocean to form 7 meter waves, killing 20,000 people.

  • Krakatoa Earthquake (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Earthquake (Java/Sumatra)
    This violent volcanic explosion, with a VEI of 6, created a 35 meter wave that killed 36,000 people and destroyed 165 villages.

  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
    Although the date may seem like an April Fool's joke, the event that took place is absolutely not, with the earthquake having an 8.1 magnitude causing 160 deaths and hitting as far down as the Hawaiian Islands.

  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    How would it be like for you to travel for 15 hours straight? The shock waves did for this earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.5 and killing 61 people in the process, with the tsunami hitting as far west of Chile as Japan and the Hawaiian Islands.

  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    A double whammy, this 9.2 M quake hit two states (California and Alaska) with a tsunami and killed 130 people, split between both states.

  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    This 7.8 M quake started in the Sea of Japan, with the following tsunami killing 120 people in the Japanese island of Okushiri.

  • Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
    Three times the natural disaster, this 7.1 M quake caused a landslide, which then triggered a tsunami that killed 2,100 people.

  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    Rocking the largest death toll in this timeline with 230,000 people dead, this 9.1 M quake triggered a 15-30 meter tsunami.

  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    This 8.1 M quake that killed 200 people made a 12 meter high tsunami wave, much higher than a typical tsunami made around that magnitude range.

  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    This earthquake, which started 22 miles below the Pacific Ocean, had a magnitude of 8.8, killed 700 people, and made a 15 meter high tsunami.

  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    This 9.1 M earthquake killed 20,000 people and made the largest wave in the entire timeline (39 meters) and splashed down so water moved inland by 6 miles!