7.2 Richter magnitude earthquake that shook the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Monday, October 25, 2010, caused a wave of deadly tsunami. All the settlements located on the west coast islands were hit by a tsunami that killed more than 400 people.
Indonesia is familiar with the disaster. In December 2004, the great tsunami occurred in Aceh. Then the next three months occurred in Nias. One more year, exactly on July 17, 2006, the tsunami also occurred in Pangandaran, West Java.
Tsunami track record was already since 6000 BC. Scientific media page, Livescience.com, records list all-powerful tsunamis that have occurred on Earth.
6,000 BC
Snow large cluster in Sicily avalanched and fell into the sea. Landslide that occurred 8 thousand years ago sparked the tsunami across the Mediterranean Sea. There is no historical record of this disaster. The geologycal scientists estimate the tsunami be at 320 kilometers per hour reached a height of 10 floors building.
November 1, 1755
After the earthquake that destroyed Lisbon, Portugal, and shook much of Europe. Many people took refuge in boats. However, the tsunami would even occur. Eventually this disaster killed more than 60 thousand people.
August 27, 1883
The eruption of Mount Krakatau in the Sunda Strait triggered a tsunami that drowned coast of Sumatra, northern Java, and the Thousand Islands. Wave strength dragged coral weighing 600 tons to the beach. 36 thousand people died.
June 15, 1896
Waves as high as 30 feet emerged shortly after the earthquake in Japan. All of the east coast the tsunami were swept by the tsunami . 27 thousand people died.
1 April 1946
Large earthquake in Alaska cause big waves in Hawaii. The disaster which was often referred to as the mystery of April Fools tsunami killed 159 people.
July 9, 1958
8.3 Richter magnitude earthquake in Alaska sent out a wave of up to 576 meters in Lituya Bay, Alaska. It was the largest tsunami recorded in modern times.
Fortunately, the tsunami occurred in isolated places, so it did not cause many casualties. Tsunamis caused only two fishermen died, because the ship sank hit by the waves.
May 22, 1960
The largest earthquake ever recorded of 8.6 magnitude in Chile. This earthquake created a tsunami that struck Chile Beaches within 15 minutes. High waves occured up to 25 meters. The tsunami killed 1,500 people in Chile and Hawaii.
March 27, 1964
Alaska Earthquake "Good Friday" measuring 8.4 magnitude, caused waves of 67 meters at Valdez Inlet region, Alaska. Wave at 640 kilometers per hour, killing more than 120 people. Ten of them were from the Crescent City, California, who also got waves as high as 6.3 meters.
August 23, 1976
Tsunami in the southwest Philippines killed at 8 thousand people. This great wave also triggered earthquakes in the vicinity of the beach.
July 17, 1998
An earthquake with magnitude 7.1 richter generated a tsunami in Papua New Guinea. Big waves quickly killed 2,200 people.
December 26, 2004
All-powerful earthquake with a strength of 9.3 magnitude rocked the Indian Ocean, off the west coast of Aceh. Largest earthquake during the last 40 years led to high waves in North Sumatra, West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, the East Coast of India, Sri Lanka, even to the East Coast of Africa.
At least 320 thousand people from eight countries died. This disaster is the biggest throughout history.
March 28, 2005
Three months later, tsunami also occurred in Sumatera. Off the coast of Nias Earthquake measuring 8.7 Richter which sparked a major tsunami that killed 1,300 people on Nias Island, West Sumatra.
