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1755 Lisbon, Portugal
Along with tsunami there was an earthquake and fire. It killed an estimated 20,000 people. The tsunami waves that crossed the Atlantic Ocean amplified to heights of . Magnitude 9 earthquake. -
1883 Krakatoa
Violent explosion of Krakatoa volcano triggered the tsunami. The top of the volcano crashed into the ocean. It produced a tsunami more than 35 m high. It destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people. -
1946 Aleutians Tsunami
The earthquake in Alaska produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands. It killed about 160 people. Magnitude 8.1 earthquake -
1960 Chile Tsunami
The magnitude 9.5 earthquake in Chile triggered a huge tsunami. It killed 61 people in Hawaii after travelling for 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. -
1964 Alaska Tsunami
A magnitude 9.2 earthquake triggered the tsunami. It killed about 130 people in Alaska and California. -
1993 Japan
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Sea of Japan generated a tsunami. That killed 120 people. -
1998 Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami. It killed more than 2,100 people. -
2004 Sumatra
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake triggered the tsunami. The tsunami killed about 230,000 people. -
2011 Japan
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake triggered the tsunami. It killed 20,000 people in its destruction. -
2010 Chile
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake triggered the tsunami. It killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
2009 Samoa
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake triggered a tsunami. It killed about 200 people.
