Deadly Tsunamis-Grace

Lisbon Earthquake(Portugal)

Nov 1, 1755

Tha magnitude was 8.5 which killed 20,000 people. This also affected Southern Great Britain and Ireland

Krakatoa Eruption(Java/Sumatra)

Nov 26, 1883

This Tsunami was created from a volcano. There were at least 36,417 people that were killed. This lasted 2 days.

Aleutian earthquake (Alaska)

Jun 23, 1946

There was an 8.1 magnitude which killed 160 people. The waves got to Hawaii and killed 61 people there.

Great Chilean Earthquake(Chile)

May 22, 1960

61 people were killed with a 9.5 volcano. This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.

Good Friday Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 27, 1964

There was a 9.2 magnitude with 130 deaths. The earthquake lasted 4 minuets and 38 seconds.

Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

Jul 12, 1993

There was a 7.8 magnitude with 120 deaths. There were 2 distinct shocks for the earthquake.

Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)

Nov 1, 1998

More than 2100 people were killed with the magnitude of 7.1. There was a massive underwater landslide that had occurred.

Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

Dec 26, 2004

This earthquake had a 9.1 magnitude with about 230,000 deaths. The 2002 earthquake is believed to be a foreshock.

Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

Sep 29, 2009

This earthquake had an 8.1 magnitude with about 200 deaths. The sea levels during the tsunami were 46 feet high.

Chile Earthquake (Chile)

Feb 27, 2010

There was an 8.8 magnitude which killed about 700 people. This earthquake quake may have shifted the Earth's axis, shortened day.

Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

Mar 11, 2011

There was a 9.1 magnitude with over 20,000 deaths. This was the worst disaster since WW2