Ten deadliest tsunamis
on November 25, 2009 at 3:55 pm|
Death Toll
|
Event
|
Location
|
Date
|
|
> 229,866 (sources vary)
|
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
|
Indian Ocean
|
2004
|
|
100,000
|
1755 Lisbon earthquake/tsunami/fire
|
Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Ireland, and the United Kingdom (Cornwall)
|
1755
|
|
100,000
|
1908 Messina earthquake/tsunami
|
Messina, Italy
|
1908
|
|
36,000
|
caused by 1883 Krakatoa eruption
|
Indonesia
|
1883
|
|
30,000
|
Tōkaidō/Nankaido, Japan
|
1707
|
|
|
27,000
|
Japan
|
1826
|
|
|
25,674
|
1868 Arica earthquake/tsunami
|
Arica, Chile
|
1868
|
|
22,070
|
1896 Meiji-Sanriku earthquake
|
Sanriku, Japan
|
1896
|
|
15,030
|
caused by 1792 Mount Unzen eruption in southwest Kyu-shu-
|
Kyu-shu-, Japan
|
1792
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