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The waves were estimated at 6 meters tall. There were three waves that hit other towns near lisbon. -
It exploded hot ash 50 miles into the air. The explosion was 13,000 times more powerful than the hiroshima bomb. -
Waves were moving at 500 mph. Its known as the april fools day tsunami. -
The rupture zone spread 500-1000 kilometers. 2,000,000 people became homeless. -
It caused an underwater landslide. 25 of 76 drowned. -
2-5 minutes after the quake hit the tsunami hit. The tsunami caused a big land slide. -
It had a depth of 90 kilometers -
It had a released energy of 23,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs. -
There was a 76 mm rise in sea levels. -
It had the most powerful tremblor in recorded history. -
The tremblor shortened the day by a micro second. -
2.4 million people were affected.