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Lisbon, Portugal
The magnitude was between 8.5 and 9.0. The disaster caused 10,000-50,000 deaths. -
Krakatau, Indonesia
The Volcanic Explosivity Index was 6. It is expected that more than 36,000 died from the quake and its effects. -
Andreanof, Aleutian Islands
The magnitude was 8.6. There were no recorded casualties. -
Valdivia, Chile
The magnitude was between 9.4-9.6. About 1,000-6,000 lives were lost as a result. -
Alaska, United States
The magnitude was 9.2. About 139 were killed from the earthquake and the tsunami that followed. -
Hokkaido, Japan
The magnitude was 7.7. Around 220 lives were lost as a result of the tsunami. -
Papua New Guinea
the magnitude was 7.0. Around 2,500 casualties resulted from this submarine landslide and its tsunami. -
Sumatra, Indonesia
The magnitude was between 9.1-9.3. Some 250,000 were killed by this quake and tsunami. Thousands more were missing. -
Samoa
The magnitude was 8.1. There were at least 189 fatalities and hundreds more injured. -
Concepión, Chile
The magnitude was 8.8. There were 525 deaths and 25 missing after the quake and tsunami. -
Tohuku, Japan
The magnitude was between 9.0-9.1. There were around 16,000 casualties, 6,000 injured and 2,500 missing as a result.
