EXTREME FORCES

ISE BAY, JAPAN

• January 18, 1586
• 8, 000 deaths

RYUKU ISLANDS, JAPAN

• April 24, 1771
• Destroyed 3, 137 homes
• 12, 000 deaths

NORTHERN CHILE

• August 13, 1868
• 25, 000 deaths
• About $300 million US dollars in damage

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SANRIKU, JAPAN

• June 15, 1896
• Damage to 11, 000 homes
• 22, 000 deaths
• Corresponding tsunami on East Coast of China killed 4, 000 people

NANKAINDO, JAPAN

• October 28, 1707
• About 12 waves between 3 and 4 pm
• 30, 000 deaths

ENSHUNADO SEA, JAPAN

• September 20, 1498
• Homes flooded and swept away
• 31, 000 deaths

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KRAKATAU, INDONESIA

• August 27, 1883
• This tsunami was caused by an eruption
• Killed 40, 000 people total but 2, 000 were certainly caused by the eruption

LISBON, PORTUGAL

• November 1, 1755
• 60, 000 deaths

NORTH PACIFIC COAST, JAPAN

• March 11, 2011
• $235 billion US dollars in damages
• About 452, 000 people relocated to shelters
• More than 18, 000 deaths

SUMATRA, INDONESIA

• December 26, 2004
• About $10 billion US dollars in damage
• Around 230, 000 deaths

Timeline

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