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Lisbon Earthquake
Tsunami along with an earthquake and a fire, killed an estimated 20,000 people. Also, waves crossed the Atlantic Ocean was amplified to heights of 7 meters. (Magnitude-9) -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The collapse of the volcano caused a tsunami 35 meters high. IT had destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. (Magnitude-6) -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Killed about 160 people. A large section of section was uplifted along the fault where the quake occurred. (Magnitude-8.1) -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
It killed 1000-6000 people after traveling 15 hours across the Pacific. It lasted approximately 10 minutes, it affected Southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, Philippines, eastern New Zealand, Southeast Australia and the Aleutian Islands. (Magnitude-9.5) -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
It had killed about 130 people in Alaska and California. It had started 25 kilometers beneath the surface and it had lasted 4 and a half minutes. (Magnitude-9.2) -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
It killed 120 people on the island of Okushiri. It ha occurred at the convergent boundary and it had lasted between 2-7 minutes. (Magnitude-7.8) -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Quake)
Triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami killing more than 2100 people. It could have occurred as uplift on a vertical fault or sliding on a horizontal fault. (Magnitude-7.1) -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
It had killed 230,000 people. It had happened 50 kilometers under the ocean floor and it had lasted about 10 minutes. (Magnitude-9.1) -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
It killed about 200 people. It had occurred on the thrust fault. (Magnitude-8.1) -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
It killed about 700 people. Water pressure had built up between the two plates and it had hundreds of aftershocks. (Magnitude-8.8) -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
It had killed about 20,000 people. It occurred along the subduction zone. (Magnitude-9.1)
