Indonesia Tsunamis 1883

The volcanic explosion of Krakatoa is one of the most impressive natural disasters ever recorded in history.  On August 26th 1883, the island volcano of Krakatoa exploded with devastating fury, blowing its underground magma chamber partly empty so th...

Portugal and Much of Europe Tsunamis 1755

On November 1st 1755, one of the biggest earthquakes in history occurred in the Atlantic Ocean just of the coast of the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon.  The total duration of shaking lasted ten minutes and was comprised of three distinct jolts.  S...

Japan Tsunamis 1896

On June 15 1896, an earthquake occurred of the coast near the Japanese port city of Sanriku.  The earthquake, which measured 7.2 on the Richter scale, triggered the formation a massive tsunami that devastated the city killing over 26,000 people.  The...

Chile and Pacific Nations Tsunamis 1960

On May 22 1960, the biggest earthquake ever recorded at the time occurred just of the coast of South central Chile, a nation of South America.  The earthquake measured 9.5 on the Richter scale with swarms of aftershock earthquakes that measured as la...

West Coast of North America Tsunamis 1964

Now known as the Good Friday Tsunami, the west coast, especially in the state of Alaska, was affected by a tsunami that was the most devastating ever in the continent of North America.  On March 28th 1964, the United States experienced its biggest ea...

Philippines Tsunamis 1976

Around midnight on August 16th 1976, an earthquake measuring approximately 7.6 on the Richter scale occurred in the Moro Gulf a few miles away from the coast of the Philippine island of Mindanao.  The earthquake itself was responsible for causing wid...

Papua New Guinea Tsunamis 1998

On July 17th, 1998, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale occurred about 15 miles just of the coast of northern Papua New Guinea, an island nation located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean just south of Indonesia and north of Australia.  W...

Indian Ocean Tsunamis 2004

A massive earthquake measuring over 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred under the Indian ocean floor just of the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.  Violent movement of the Earth's tectonic plates in this area displaced an enormous amount of wa...

Tsunamis Through History

The world have been gripped by the devastation and tragedy after tsunamis decimated coastal areas of Southern Asia and East Africa on December 26th, 2004.  Although it has been two weeks since, the tragedy is seemingly never ending, as the destructio...