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The 1946 Aleutian Alaska earthquake
The 1946 Alaskan earthquake was a M8.1 and produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian islands that killed about 160 people. A fact is that is ending up creating over $26 million in damages. -
The 1960 Chile earthquake
The 1960 earthquake in Chile triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after it had traveled 15 hours across the pacific ocean. As destructive as this earthquake was it only lasted for 10 minutes. -
The 1964 Alaskan Earthquake
The 1964 Alaskan earthquake generated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people in Alaska and California. It had a magnitude of 9.2 and a fact is that it happened on Good Friday and costed 311 million in damages. -
The 1993 Sea of Japan earthquake
The 1993 earthquake in the Sea of Japan was a magnitude of 7.8 and created a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. A fact is that it created a large and powerful landslide. -
The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake
The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people. It had a magnitude of 7. A fact is that it caused an undersea landslide. -
The 2004 Sumatra earthquake
The 2004 Sumatra earthquake created a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people.It had a M9.1. A fact is that some people refer to it as the boxing day tsunami. -
The 2009 Samoa earthquake
The 2009 Samoa earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people. It had a magnitude of a 9.1. A fact is that it took over the shores and made waves as tall as 72 feet. -
The 2010 Chile earthquake
The 2010 Chile earthquake had a magnitude of a 8.8. It generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people who lived in coastal towns. A fact is that the earthquake generate a blackout and cost $66.7 million in damages. -
The 2011 Japan earthquake
The 2011 Japan earthquake was a magnitude of 9.1. It generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people. A fact is that many civilians died brutally by drowning in the the high tsunami.
