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Deadly Tsunamis- Kelli Moran

  • Lisbon, Portugal

    Lisbon, Portugal
    (~M9) earthquake produced a tsunami that, aong with the earthquake and resulting fire, killed an estimated 20,000 people.
  • 1883 Krakatoa volcano

    1883 Krakatoa volcano
    Krakatoa volcano in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra cause the top of the volcano to collapse into the ocean. This sudden collapse produced a giant tsunami more than 35 m(~115 ft.) high that destroyed 165 villages and killed more than 36,000 people.
  • 1946 Aleutians (Alaska)

    1946 Aleutians (Alaska)
    Tsunami in the Hawaiian Islands that killed 160 people
  • 1960 Chile Earthquake

    1960 Chile Earthquake
    Chile earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hawaii after traveling across the Pacific Ocean.
  • 1964 Alaska earthquake

    1964 Alaska earthquake
    Alaska earthquake genereated a deadly tsunami that killed about 130 people in Alaska and California.
  • 1993 Sea of Japan earthqake

    1993 Sea of Japan earthqake
    1993 (M 7.8) earthquake in the Sea of Japan caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Islands, Japan.
  • 1998 Papua New Guinea

    1998 Papua New Guinea
    1998 (M 7.1) Papua New Guinea earthquake triggered a submarine landslide that produced a tsunami that killed more than 2100 people.
  • 2004 Sumatra earthquake

    2004 Sumatra earthquake
    2004 (M 9.1) Sumatra earthquake generated a tsunami that killed 230,000 people.
  • 2009 Samoa Earthquake

    2009 Samoa Earthquake
    2009 (M 8.1) samoa earthquake generated a tsunami that killed 200 people.
  • 2010 chile earthquake

    2010 chile earthquake
    2010, (M 8.8) chile earthquake generated a tsunami that killed 700 people in coastal towns
  • 2011 japan earthquake

    2011 japan earthquake
    2011 (M 9.1) japan earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people