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Tsunamis of the World

  • Lisbon, Portugual Earthquake

    Lisbon, Portugual Earthquake
    Lisbon, Portugual, earthquake with a magnitude of 9, produced a tsunami that killed at least 20,000 people with waves across the atlantic ocean of at least 23 feet.
  • Krakatoa Volcano

    Krakatoa Volcano
    Krakatoa Volcano caused a giant tsunami that was 115 feet high that killed more then 36,000 people and destroyed 165 villages
  • Aleutian Islands Earthquake

    Aleutian Islands Earthquake
    The Aleutian Islands earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 made a tsunami in the Hawaii Islands that killed about 160 people.
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    The Chile Earthquake with a magnitude of 9.5 produced a tsunami that killed 61 people after the waves travled for more then half of a day across the Pacific Ocean
  • Alaska Earthquake

    Alaska Earthquake
    This alaska earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 produced a tsunami that killed about 130 people in Alaska and California.
  • Sea of Japan

    Sea of Japan
    This earthquake in the Sea of japan with the magnitude of 7.8 caused a tsunami that killed about 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan
  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake
    Papua New Guinea Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 created a submarine landslide that caused a tsunami to kill more then 2,100 people in Papua New Guinea
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake
    Sumatra Earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 caused a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people in Indonesia.
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    Samoa Earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 killed about 200 people in Samoan Islands.
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    The Chile Earthquake that had a magnitude of 8.8 generated a tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns.
  • Japan Earthquake

    Japan Earthquake
    This Japan earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 triggered a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people.