5 Most Powerful Tsunami in The World
The most devastating tsunami disaster that ever struck Aceh on December 26, 2004 was a bitter past. The Aceh tsunami was listed as one of the largest tsunamis in Indonesia. Until now the tsunami is also the most feared disaster when an earthquake occurs in coastal areas. According to historical records, large tsunamis have occurred in the following countries.
5. Tsunami Filipina 1976
An earthquake measuring 7.9 on August 17, 1976 SR caused a tsunami that killed around 5,000 people. The tsunami devastated almost all Moro and Pegadian locations.
4. Tsunami Chile 1960
The 9.5-magnitude earthquake was followed by a tsunami that struck several countries in the Pacific Ocean, including the Philippines and Japan. In Chile, the death toll reaches 5,700, 61 in Hawaii, and 130 in Japan.
3. Tsunami in Japan 2011
Tsunami in Japan occurred in March 2011, killing approximately 28,000 people. According to the National Monitor, a large tsunami that strikes the Tohoku site, Japan, is due to a large earthquake that arrivals can not be predicted by experts.
2. Tsunami Italia 1908
Italy's position is exactly in the center of the Mediterranean plate makes earthquake prone. Sure enough, in 1908, Italy was shaken by an earthquake located on the coast of Messina. As a result of the earthquake that occurred tsunami that killed 75 thousand inhabitants.
1. Tsunami Aceh 2004
Being a bitter memories of Indonesia, one of the world's most powerful tsunamis occurred on December 26, 2004 due to an earthquake measuring 9.1 to 9.3 on the Richter scale.
The tsunami waves swept many areas of Aceh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Maldives, and East Africa locations. Some 226,000 people were killed by the tsunami with 166,000 souls being Indonesian citizens.
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