TheWorld's 10 Deadliest Tsunamis. Indian Ocean (Sumatra, Indonesia) Estimated Number of Deaths: 300,000. Year: 2004. Ancient Greece (Islands of Crete and Santorini) Estimated Number of Deaths: 100,000. Year: 1645 B.C. (tie) Portugal, Morocco, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Estimated Number of Deaths: 100,000 (with 60,000 in Lisbon alone)
0215/2021. The Pacific Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes. Earthquakes in the region are a constant threat for island nations, Japan, Indonesia and the Americas. The damage done: Japan's
10 Bait (2012) Well, if a tsunami wasn't enough, we've got great white sharks also in this one. After a horrific tsunami hits the coast of Queensland, Australia a group of people get trapped inside a supermarket with no way to contact the outside world. Thistsunami was generated by the 9.1 magnitude earthquake along a 1200 km (750 mi.) long megathrust fault running from northern Sumatra through the Andaman Islands. Sumatra, Indonesia. A tsunami is a series of waves, not just a single wave. In the open ocean, tsunami waves can travel at speeds up to 800 km per hour or 500 mi. per hour, as