Worlds Deadliest Tsunamis!

Lisbon Earthquake

Nov 1, 1755

This Earthquake that took place on November 1, 1755, had a magnitude of M9, with an estimated death toll of 20,000. During this earthquake, many people were worshiping in church. This also started many fires nearby due to all the damage. There were many damaged buildings, fire, flooding, and debris.

Krakatoa Earthquake

1883

This earthquake took place on August 26, 1883, with a magnitude of 10, killing about 36,000 people. This consisted of 4 major explosions, and created the loudest sound in history. There was a lot of fire, dust, and some ruined homes.

Aleutian earthquake

Apr 6, 1946

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed almost 160 people. This earthquake caused over $26 million worth of damage, and it spread through the pacific. This earthquake destroyed many homes, people, and roads. I*t had many huge waves that crashed into the towns.

Great Chilean Earthquake

May 23, 1960

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and killed about 61 people. This quake was known as a megathrust, and was caused due to the subduction of the Nazca plate going under the South American plate. This quake ruined houses, caused horrible flooding, and made many places collapse.

Good Friday Earthquake

Mar 27, 1964

This earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2 and killed about 130 people. It was known to be one of the largest in North America, and the epicenter was only 6 miles east of college Fiord. This quake caused many houses to collapse, along with flooding and destroyed roads.

Hokkaido Earthquake

Jul 12, 1993

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 and killed around 120 people. The rescue operation had to clean up in an area filled affected with a landslide, and the waves were 128ft. There were many landslide that took place, along with broken houses.

Papua New Guina quake

Jul 17, 1998

This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and killed about 2,100 people. New Guinea is one of the largest islands in the world, and they have a very tropical climate, located south of the equator. There were many falling landslide, houses ruined, roads falling, and lost people.

Sumatra Earthquake

Dec 26, 2004

This earthquake had a magnitude of about 9.1 and killed about 230,000 people. This was located in the Indian Ocean near the west coast. The tectonic plates were pushed together and building pressure for many years. This caused horrible wreckage that destroyed many boats and roads.

Samoa earthquake

Sep 29, 2009

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed about 200 people. It shares maritime borders with american Samoa, New Zealand, and Tonga, and it is made up of 9 volcanic islands. This caused lot of water damage, ruined boats, and caused flooding.

Chile earthquake

Feb 27, 2010

This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and killed about 700 people. It was caused due to the subduction of Nazca plate going under the South American plate. It was proceeded by 3 earthquakes known as the 1960 conception. This caused many destroyed roads, and homes.

Tohoku earthquake

Mar 11, 2011

This quake had a magnitude of 9.1 and killed around 20,000 people. It shifted earth on its axis of rotation by redistributing mass. More than 5,00 aftershock hit Japan in a year. This caused horrible damage with fires.

Sulawesi eathquake

Sep 27, 2018

This quake had a magnitude of 4.3 and killed about 12,000 people. It left 330,000 people homeless and occurred less than 2 months after a series of earthquakes. It destroyed many houses and roads.