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2007 8.1 earthquake triggers tsunami in the Solomon Islands
2004 Earthquake, greatest in over 40 years, strikes the Pacific Ocean near Sumatra, triggering a massive Indian Ocean tsunami, killing as many as 266,000 in coastal regions of Asia and Africa 1992 6.8-7.5 earthquake strikes Flores Island (tsunami kills 3,000) 1960 Virtually all coastal towns between 37th and 44th parallels severly damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM 1954 Earthquake and tsunami ravage Aleutians, 200 killed 1933 Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 m, in Pacific hurricane 1896 Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku Japan 27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured, with 13,000 houses destroyed 1876 Tsunami's after earthquake floods NE coast of Japan, kills 28,000 |
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