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Lisbon, Portugal
The earthquake (~M 9) produced a tsunami that, along with the earthquake and resulting fire, killed an estimated 20,00 people. Tsunami waves that crossed the Atlantic Ocean amplified to heights at 7 m(~23ft) or more in the West Indies -
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11 Deadly Tsunamis
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Sundra Strait
A violent explosion of Krakatao volcano caused the top of the volcano to collapese into the ocean, this sudden collapse produced a gaint tsunami more than 35m (~115ft) high that destroyed 165 villages and killed more them 36,000 people -
Hawaiian Islands
An Aleutians (M 8.1) (Alaska) earthquake produced a tsunami in the Islands that killed >160 people killed -
Chile
Earthquake (M 9+) in Chile caused a tsunami to hit Hawaii, >61 people killed -
Alaskan Earthquake (M 8.3)
130 people killed in Alaska and California. -
Sea of Japan
Earthquake (M 7.8) in the sea cause a tsunami killed 120 people in Okushiri Island, Japan -
Papua New Guinea
A Submarine Landslide triggered by an earthquake (M 7.1), Killed >2100 -
Sumatran Earthquake (M 9.1 +)
Killed >230,000 people -
Earthquake (M 8.1) Samoa
Killed 200 -
Chile Earthquake (M 8.8)
Killed about 700 people in coastal towns -
Japan Earthquake (M 9.1)
Killed >20,000
