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Deadly Tsunamis- Brooke Weiss

  • Libson Earthquake (Portugal)

    Libson Earthquake (Portugal)
    In 1755, a tsunami that resulted in a fire killed 20,000 people with a magnitude of 9.
  • Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
    1883, a violent explosion of a volcano caused a tsunami with a magnitude of 35 m (115 ft.), causing 36,000 deaths.
  • Great Chilean Eathquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Eathquake (Chile)
    With a magnitude of 9.5, this tsunami killed 81 people. This tsunami traveled 15 hours across the Pacific Ocean.
  • Aleutian Eathquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian Eathquake (Alaska)
    1946- An earthquake that produced a tsunami with a magnitude of 8.1, killing 160 people.
  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    Magnitude 9.2 with a death toll of 130 after an earthquake produced a tsunami.
  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    With a magnitude of 7.8, 120 people were killed due to a earthquake that started in the Sea of Japan.
  • Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea
    With a magnitude of 7.1, this tsunami produced a submarine landslide and killed 2,100 people.
  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    In 2009, a tsunami with a magnitude of 8.1 killed 230,000 people which occurred at 12:58 am.
  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
    With a magnitude of 8.1, this tsunami started as an earthquake along a tectonic subduction zone, killing 200 people.
  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    In 2010, an earthquake that produced a tsunami killed 700 people, had a magnitude of 8.8. The intense shake lasted about three minutes.
  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    This tsunami totaled of about $360 billion US dollars of damage. The magnitude of the tsunami was 9.1 and killed 20,000 people.
  • Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
    This earthquake was the deadliest earthquake to strike this country since 2006. The magnitude was 7.5 and killed 4,340 people.