11 Tsunamis

  • 1755 Lisbon Portugal

    1755 Lisbon Portugal
    ~ M 9
    Lisbon, Portugal (Atlantic)
    ~ 20,000 people killed
  • 1883 Krakatoa

    1883 Krakatoa
    Located in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra
    Top of earthquake fall into ocean which created a 35 m high tsunami
    ~ 36,000 people
  • 1946 Hawaii

    1946 Hawaii
    M 8.1
    Killed 160 people
    Located around Hawaiin Islands
  • 1960 Chile

    1960 Chile
    On the eastern side of Hawaii
    ~ M 9.5
    ~ 61 people killed
  • 1964 Alaska

    1964 Alaska
    On the coast of California and Alaska
    ~ M 9.5
    ~ 130 people
  • Sea of Japan Tsunami

    Sea of Japan Tsunami
    Okshuri Island, Japan
    M 7.8
    Killed 120 people
  • 1998 New Guinea

    1998 New Guinea
    Papua, New Guinea
    M 7.1 earthquake, then landslife, then tsunami
    Killed 2,100 people
  • Sumatra Tsunami

    Sumatra Tsunami
    M 9.1
    Killed 230,000 people
  • Samoa Tsunami

    Samoa Tsunami
    M 8.1
    Killec 200 people
  • Chile Tsunami

    Chile Tsunami
    Located on the coast of Chile
    M 8.8
    Killed 700 people
  • 2011 Japan Tsunami

    Located offshore of Fukishima
    M 9.0
    16,000 deaths, 200,00 forced to evacuate