1692Port Royal, Jamaica, Destroyed by Earthquake and Tsunami

Port Royal in Jamaica is struck by an earthquake and a tsuna...
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🌊 Sanriku Coast Earthquake and Tsunami

An earthquake and tsunami struck Japan's Sanriku coast, killing 1,000 people.
Sanriku Coast Earthquake and Tsunami (869)
EarthquakeTsunamiNatural DisasterHeian PeriodDisaster
JapanJapan

🌊 Port Royal, Jamaica, Destroyed by Earthquake and Tsunami

Port Royal in Jamaica is struck by an earthquake and a tsunami. Approximately 2,000 people die and 2,300 are injured.
Port Royal, Jamaica, Destroyed by Earthquake and Tsunami (1692)
EarthquakeTsunamiDisasterColonialismNatural DisasterBritish Empire
JamaicaJamaica

💥 San Francisco Earthquake Claims Thousands of Lives

April 18: An earthquake in San Francisco, California, magnitude 7.9, kills 3,000.
San Francisco Earthquake Claims Thousands of Lives (1906)
EarthquakeDisasterNatural DisasterSan FranciscoInfrastructure
United StatesUnited States

💥 Valdivia Earthquake

May 22: An earthquake in Valdivia, Chile of magnitude 9.4 to 9.6, the highest ever recorded, causes 1,000 to 6,000 deaths.
Valdivia Earthquake (1960)
EarthquakeDisasterNatural DisasterChileSeismologyTsunamiDisaster Relief
ChileChile

🌎 Great Alaska Earthquake Strikes

March 27: The Great Alaska Earthquake has a magnitude of 9.2 and lasted almost three minutes resulting in the death of approximately 131 people.
Great Alaska Earthquake Strikes (1964)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterAlaskaTsunamiSeismologyDisaster Relief
United StatesUnited States