Tsunami

Tsunamis

By hannah.henrichon

  • 1755 Tsunami

    1755 Tsunami
    A tsunami hit the West Indies caused by a magnitude 9 earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal. It killed approximately 20,000 people and had wave heights of 23 feet or more.

  • 1883 Tsunami

    1883 Tsunami
    Caused by the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, this tsunami destroyed the town of Merak in Indonesia.

  • 1946 Tsunami

    1946 Tsunami
    This was caused by a magnitude 8.6 earthquake in Aleutians resulted in deadly waves killing approximately 160 people in the Hawaiian islands.

  • 1960 Tsunami

    1960 Tsunami
    A magnitude 9 earthquake in Chile caused a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii.

  • 1964 Tsunami

    1964 Tsunami
    This was caused by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake in Alaska, and it killed 130 people in Alaska and California.

  • 1993 Tsunami

    1993 Tsunami
    Caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Sea of Japan, and it killed 120 people on Okushiri Island, Japan.

  • 1998 Tsunami

    1998 Tsunami
    This tsunami was trigged by a submarine landslide caused by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Papua New Guinea. It killed about 2,100 people.

  • 2004 Tsunami

    2004 Tsunami
    This was caused by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake in Sumatra. It killed about 230,000 people.

  • 2009 Tsunami

    2009 Tsunami
    This tsunami was caused by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake in Samoa, and it killed about 200 people.

  • 2010 Tsunami

    2010 Tsunami
    Caused by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile, and it killed 700 people in coastal towns.