Indian ocean tsunami On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time, a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1–9.3 Mw struck with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The 2011 Tohoku Tsunami: This tsunami, which was caused by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Japan, killed more than 18,000 people.

1960 Valdivia earthquake The 1960 Chile Tsunami: This tsunami, which was caused by a magnitude 9.5 earthquake, killed more than 2,000 people and affected coastlines in Chile

Krakatoa In the most famous tsunami, in December 2004, off the coast of Indonesia and Thailand, a tidal wave arose resulting in deaths in 17 countries.

1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami In 1771 the Yaeyama Great Earthquake set off a devastating tsunami that lay waste to large swathes of Japan.

1755 Lisbon earthquake This tsunami, which was caused by a magnitude 8.7-9.0 earthquake in the Atlantic Ocean, affected the coasts of Portugal, Morocco.

1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake Thousands of homes were flooded by the powerful wave, while at least 31000 people were killed.
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