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Sep 20, 1494
Enshunada Sea, Japan
An earthquake, said to have been a magnitude 8.3, caused a tsunami along the coasts of Kii, Mikawa, Surugu, Izu and Sagami. -
Ise Bay, Japan
The earthquake that caused the tsunami was a magnitude 8.2. The waves rose to a height of 6 miles high, causing damage to a number of towns. -
Nankaido, Japan
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake caused waves as high as 25 miles to hit the Pacific coasts of Kyushyu, Shikoku and Honshin. Osaka was also damaged. -
Lisbon, Portugal
magnitude 8.5 earthquake caused three waves to hit several towns along the coast of Portugal and southern Spain, up to 30 miles high -
Ryuku Islands, Japan
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake is said to have caused a tsunami that damaged a large number of islands. however, the most serious damage was restricted to Ishigaki and Miyako Islands. -
Northern Chile
This tsunami was caused by two large earthquakes, estimated at a magnitude of 8.5. The waves affected the entire Pacific Rim, with waves reported to be up to 21 miles high, which lasted between two and three days. -
Krakatau, Indonesia
several waves as high as 37 miles high were started by the violent eruptions and destroyed the towns of Anjer and Merak. -
Sanriku, Japan
This tsunami started after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on the coast of Sanriku, Japan. The tsunami was reported at Shirahama to have reached a height of 38.2 miles high and killed 22,000 people. -
Sumatra, Indonesia
a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra was estimated to occur at a depth of 30 km. the tsunami was as tall as 50 miles high. -
North Pacific Coast, Japan
A tsunami travelling 800km per hour with 10mile high waves tore through the east coast of Japan, killing over 18,000 people
