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Deadly Tsunamis - Michele Campbell

  • Lisbon Earthquake

    Lisbon Earthquake
    This earthquake was located in Portugal in Southern Great Britain. The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.5 Mw. The death toll was between 10,000 and 100,000.
  • Krakatoa Eruption

    Krakatoa Eruption
    The magnitude of the eruption was 8.9 Mw. There were 36,417 recorded deaths. This was the loudest explosion in recorded history.
  • Aleutian Earthquake

    Aleutian Earthquake
    The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.1 Mw. There were about 165 deaths caused by the quake and tsunami.
  • Great Chilean Earthquake

    Great Chilean Earthquake
    The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 Mw. This was the msot powerful earthquake in recorded history. There were between 2,230 to 6,000 deaths.
  • Good Friday Earthquake

    Good Friday Earthquake
    This earthquake was the most powerful earthquake in North America and the second most powerful in the world. It had a magnitude of 9.2 Mw. There were 139 deaths.
  • Sea of Japan Earthquake

    Sea of Japan Earthquake
    The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.8Mw. There were 104 dead or missing and 324 injured.
  • Papua New Guinea Quake

    Papua New Guinea Quake
    The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.0 Mw. There were around 2,183-2,700 deaths and thousands were injured.
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake
    The magnitude was 9.1 Mw. There were 227,898 deaths or missing people.
  • Samoa Earthquake

    Samoa Earthquake
    The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1 Mw. The quake caused 189 deaths.
  • Chile Earthquake

    Chile Earthquake
    The magnitude of the earthquake is 8.1 Mw. 525 people died and 25 went missing from the tsunami.
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake
    The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.0 Mw. There were 15,893 deaths caused by the tsunami. The waves were up to 40.5 m high.