Deadly Tsunamis, Leah Maruca

  • Lisbon Portugal Tsunami

    Lisbon Portugal Tsunami
    A magnitude 9 earthquake produced a Tsunami and resulting fire that killed an estimated 20,000 people.
  • Krakatoa Vocano

    Krakatoa Vocano
    The violent explosion of Krakatoa volcano in the Sundra Strait between between Java and Sumatra caused the top of the volcano to collapse in the ocean. Producing a tsunami more than 35m high high that destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people
  • Alaska Earthquake Tsunami

    Alaska Earthquake Tsunami
    In 1946 a magnitude 9.2 earthquake hit Alaska and generated a huge tsunami that killed 130 people in Alaska and California.
  • Aleutians Tsunami

    Aleutians Tsunami
    The 1946 magnitude 8.1 earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaii islands that killed about 160 people.
  • Chile Earthquake Tsunami

    Chile Earthquake Tsunami
    A magnitude 9.5 earthquake hit Chile in 1960 and triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after having traveled 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean
  • Japan Earthquake Tsunami

    Japan Earthquake Tsunami
    The 1993 magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the sea of Japan caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan
  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake Tsunami

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake Tsunami
    A 7.1 magnitude earthquake in 1998 triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2,100 people.
  • Sumatra Earthquake Tsunami

    Sumatra Earthquake Tsunami
    The 2004 Sumatra earthquake with a magnitude 9.1 generated a tsunami that killed over 230,000 people.
  • Samoa Earthquake Tsunami

    Samoa Earthquake Tsunami
    In 2009 the magnitude 8.1 Samoa Earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people.
  • 2010 Chile Earthquake Tsunami

    2010 Chile Earthquake Tsunami
    The 2010 magnitude 8.1 Chile earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people.
  • Japan Earthquake Tsunami

    Japan Earthquake Tsunami
    The 2011 magnitude 9.1 Japan Earthquake generated a Tsunami that killed over 20,000 people.