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Lisbon Earthquake
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.0 and the death toll was 20,000. The fires that started that day burned for 5 days. -
Krakatoa Eruption
The magnitude of the earthquake unknown and the death toll was 36,000. One eruption on August 27th was heard 2800 miles away. -
Aleutian Earthquake
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1 and the death toll was 160. The tallest tsunami wave height was 219 feet. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5 and the death toll was 61. It was the largest earthquake recorded in the 20th century. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2 and the death toll was 130. The tallest wave height was 219 feet in Shoup Bay. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.8 and the death toll was 120. This earthquake destroyed roads, caused power outages and landslides around Hokkaido -
Papua New Guinea Quake
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and a death toll of 2,100. The tsunami raised awareness among scientists of the potential for small earthquakes to trigger large tsunamis. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.1 and the death toll was 230,000. The earthquake is thought to have had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. -
Samoa Earthquake
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1 and the death toll was 200. Over 200 homes and business were damaged. -
Chile Earthquake
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.8 and the death toll was 700. A 2014 study showed that water pressure built up between two plates and had been the catalyst. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.1 and the death toll was 20,000. Material damage from the earthquake is estimated at $300 billion
