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Tsunamis

By 24nhackett
  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 9 and had a death toll of 20000. This heavily disrupted the Portuguese empire and caused a 10 foot tsunami.
  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    This eruption had a VEI of 6 and a death toll of 360000. The eruption was equivalent of 200 megatons of tnt and 165 villages where destroyed.
  • Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and had a death count of 160. This caused 26 million in damage and was originally thought to be smaller.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and a death toll of 61. The epicenter was near Lumaco and caused mass damages to ports.
  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and had a death toll of 130.It lasted about 4 minutes and 38 seconds and some areas where permanently raised.
  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and had a death toll of 120. The tsunami happened 7 minutes after the earthquake and had 2 distinct shocks.
  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and had a death toll over 2100. Residents reported a loud clap after and caused an undersea landslide.
  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1 and a death toll of 230000. It was known as the boxing day tsunami and was the most powerful recorded earthquake to hit Asia.
  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Island)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Island)

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and a death toll of 200. This was the largest earthquake of 2009 and had 2 different quakes.
  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and a death toll 700. The shaking lasted 3 minutes and there was a tsunami warning in 53.
  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    This earthquake was a 9.1 and had a death toll of 200000. This caused a nuclear meltdown and generated 12 foot waves.
  • Sulawesi earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sulawesi earthquake (Indonesia)

    This earthquake was a 7.5 and had a death toll of 4340. There where foreshocks and 70000 houses where damaged .