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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
The Lisbon Earthquake had a magnitude of 9. The death toll was estimated at 20,000 people. The waves that crossed the Atlantic ocean amplified to about 23 ft. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The explosion of the Krakatoa volcano in the sundra straight caused the top of the volcano to collapse causing a tsunami more then 115 ft. high that killed more then 36,000 people. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The Aleutian Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1. The earthquake produced a tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed around 160 people. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
The Great Chilean Earthquake's magnitude was 9.5. The earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii and traveled 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The Good Friday Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2. This earthquake generated a deadly tsunami killing about 130 people in Alaska and California. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
This earthquake's magnitude was at 7.8. The earthquake in the sea caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan. -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papa New Guinea)
This quake was at a magnitude of 7.1. Papua New Guinea earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami killing more than 2,100 people. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Sumatra earthquake was 9.1 on this date. The earthquake generated a tsunami killing about 230,000 people -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of the Samoa Earthquake was at 8.1 and generated a tsunami. This tsunami killed about 200 people. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Chile Earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and generated a relatively powerful tsunami. This tsunami killed about 700 people in coastal towns. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of this quake was at 9.1. This earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people. 30 foot waves were caused that also damaged nuclear reactors.
