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Most Damaging Tsunamis

  • Lisbon earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon earthquake (Portugal)
    It was. 8.5 magnitude earthquake. The tsunami killed 20,000 people
  • Krakatoa Eruption (java/sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (java/sumatra)
    The tsunami was 115ft high and killed 36,000 people
  • Aleutian earthquake (Alaska)

    Aleutian earthquake (Alaska)
    The magnitude was a 8.1 and it killed 160 people.
  • Great Chilean earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean earthquake (Chile)
    The magnitude was 9.5 and killed 61 people.
  • Good Friday earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday earthquake (Alaska)
    The magnitude was a 9.2 and it killed 130 people and it was one of the most powerful tsunami in North America
  • Hokkaido earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido earthquake (Japan)
    Magnitude was a 7.8 and killed 120 people
  • Papuan New Guinea quake

    Papuan New Guinea quake
    The magnitude was a 7.1 and it killed 2,100 people.
  • Sumatra earth quake

    Sumatra earth quake
    The magnitude was a 9.1 and it killed 230,000 people
  • Samoa earthquake (Samoan islands)

    Samoa earthquake (Samoan islands)
    The magnitude was a 8.1 and it killed 200 people
  • Chile earthquake

    Chile earthquake
    The magnitude was 8.8 and it killed 700 people
  • Tohoku earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku earthquake (Japan)
    The magnitude was a 9.1 and it killed over 20,000 people