Tsunami Deaths Throughout History

David · #1 07-10-2005, 10:28 PM

Here are the statistics for the number of deaths by tsunami, by ocean.

Pacific Ocean

22 May 1782................Taiwan................40,000
20 Sep 1498................Japan................31,000
28 Oct 1707................Japan................30,000
15 Jun 1896................Japan................27,122
13 Aug 1868................Chile................25,674
27 May 1293................Japan................23,024
21 May 1792................Japan................15,030
29 Aug 1741................Hokkaido................15,000
24 Apr 1771................Ryukyu Islands................13,486
May 1765................China................10,000

Indian Ocean

26 Dec 2004................Sumatra................30,0000
27 Aug 1883................Java/Sumatra................36,500
26 Jun 1941................Andaman Sea................5,000
3 Sep 1861................Sumatra................1,700
16 Jun 1819................Arabian Sea................1,543
28 Nov 1945................Arabian Sea................1,000+
16 Feb 1861................Sumatra................905
2 Apr 1762................Bay of Bengal................500
19 Aug 1977................Sunda Islands................500
4 Jan 1907................Sumatra................400

Atlantic Ocean

1 Nov 1755................Portugal................60,000
7 Jun 1692................Jamaica................2,000
3 Oct 1780................Jamaica................300
7 May 1842................Haiti................300
6 Dec 1917................Nova Scotia................200
4 Aug 1946................Dominican Rep................100
7 Sep 1882................Panama................65
11 Oct 1918................Puerto Rico................42
18 Nov 1929................Newfoundland................29
7 Apr 1934................Norway................17

Mediterranean Sea

1410 BCE................Greek islands................100,000+
28 Dec 1908................Italy................10,000+
6 Feb 1783................Italy................1,500+
11 Jan 1693................Italy................1,000+
20 Sep 1867................Greece................12
16 Oct 1979................France................10
13 Dec 1990................Italy................6
9 Jul 1956................Greece................4
20 Oct 1859................Greece................2
11 Sep 1930................Italy................2

GateandGarden · #2 07-10-2005, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Mediterranean Sea

1410 BCE................Greek islands................100,000+

Oh my God. That's a part of history about which I know zilch. Does anyone know more about that?

amber · #3 07-10-2005, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Here are the statistics for the number of deaths by tsunami, by ocean.

Pacific Ocean

22 May 1782................Taiwan................40,000
20 Sep 1498................Japan................31,000
28 Oct 1707................Japan................30,000
15 Jun 1896................Japan................27,122
13 Aug 1868................Chile................25,674
27 May 1293................Japan................23,024
21 May 1792................Japan................15,030
29 Aug 1741................Hokkaido................15,000
24 Apr 1771................Ryukyu Islands................13,486
May 1765................China................10,000

Indian Ocean

26 Dec 2004................Sumatra................30,0000
27 Aug 1883................Java/Sumatra................36,500
26 Jun 1941................Andaman Sea................5,000
3 Sep 1861................Sumatra................1,700
16 Jun 1819................Arabian Sea................1,543
28 Nov 1945................Arabian Sea................1,000+
16 Feb 1861................Sumatra................905
2 Apr 1762................Bay of Bengal................500
19 Aug 1977................Sunda Islands................500
4 Jan 1907................Sumatra................400

Atlantic Ocean

1 Nov 1755................Portugal................60,000
7 Jun 1692................Jamaica................2,000
3 Oct 1780................Jamaica................300
7 May 1842................Haiti................300
6 Dec 1917................Nova Scotia................200
4 Aug 1946................Dominican Rep................100
7 Sep 1882................Panama................65
11 Oct 1918................Puerto Rico................42
18 Nov 1929................Newfoundland................29
7 Apr 1934................Norway................17

Mediterranean Sea

1410 BCE................Greek islands................100,000+
28 Dec 1908................Italy................10,000+
6 Feb 1783................Italy................1,500+
11 Jan 1693................Italy................1,000+
20 Sep 1867................Greece................12
16 Oct 1979................France................10
13 Dec 1990................Italy................6
9 Jul 1956................Greece................4
20 Oct 1859................Greece................2
11 Sep 1930................Italy................2

So...I didn't see the U.S. in there. What about the hawaiian one in the 50's or something? And wasn't there an alaskan one, too? I've seen TV shows on them. I guess no lives were lost? After seeing the footage, that's hard to believe...

macfanken · #4 07-10-2005, 10:53 PM

You've managed to use a form of the word "tsunami" in two different threads today, BRAVO!!

David, I thought there were more than 30,000 killed in last year's Indian Ocean tsunami, I thought it was more like 200,000? What source are you using for your information?

GateandGarden · #5 07-10-2005, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by macfanken

You've managed to use a form of the word "tsunami" in two different threads today, BRAVO!!

I noticed that, too!

David · #6 07-11-2005, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by GateandGarden

Oh my God. That's a part of history about which I know zilch. Does anyone know more about that?

The ancient island of Thera (now called Santorini) exploded cataclysmically circa 1450 BCE.

This cataclysmic event may have changed the course of history, wiping out the Minoan civilization (www.dilos.com/location/13406) & possibly generating the myth of Atlantis. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization.

David · #7 07-11-2005, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by amber

So...I didn't see the U.S. in there. What about the hawaiian one in the 50's or something? And wasn't there an alaskan one, too? I've seen TV shows on them. I guess no lives were lost? After seeing the footage, that's hard to believe...

The numbers listed for the Pacific basin are too big -- U.S. tsunami deaths are far fewer. That's why you don't see the U.S. listed.

Hawaiian tsunamis in the 20th century (in 1946 & 1960, among others) have killed several hundred people, including 159 people in the 1946 event alone.

Alaskan tsunamis in the 20th century (1900, 1946, 1958, 1964 & 1994) have killed about 137 people.

amber · #8 07-11-2005, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by David

The numbers listed for the Pacific basin are too big -- U.S. tsunami deaths are far fewer. That's why you don't see the U.S. listed.

Hawaiian tsunamis in the 20th century (in 1946 & 1960, among others) have killed several hundred people, including 159 people in the 1946 event alone.

Alaskan tsunamis in the 20th century (1900, 1946, 1958, 1964 & 1994) have killed about 137 people.

Oh, thanks! That's not very many, comparatively.

David · #9 07-11-2005, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by macfanken

David, I thought there were more than 30,000 killed in last year's Indian Ocean tsunami, I thought it was more like 200,000? What source are you using for your information?

The numbers are from the USC Tsunami Research Group & other organizations.

The 30,000 figure is probably just an outdated figure for Sumatra alone. Newer figures are about 80,000 throughout Indonesia (Sumatra & Java), 41,000 in Sri Lanka, 10,000 in India, 4,000 in Thailand, 120 in Somalia, 90 in Myanmar, 66 in Malaysia, 46 in the Maldives, 10 in Tanzania, 2 in Bangladesh, 1 in the Seychelles & 1 in Kenya.

David · #10 07-11-2005, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by amber

Oh, thanks! That's not very many, comparatively.

Amber, just wait till the CSZ unzips.

amber · #11 07-11-2005, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by David

Amber, just wait till the CSZ unzips.

What's that? The one where I fall into the ocean?

David · #12 07-11-2005, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by amber

What's that? The one where I fall into the ocean?

LOL! No, no. That's the giant subduction zone whose southern end is just to the north of you -- around Mendocino.

amber · #13 07-11-2005, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by David

LOL! No, no. That's the giant subduction zone whose southern end is just to the north of you -- around Mendocino.

Er...so, that still sounds pretty dangerous. Why'd you say lol? you never say lol.

David · #14 07-11-2005, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by amber

Er...so, that still sounds pretty dangerous. Why'd you say lol? you never say lol.

I do! I "LOL" a lot!! I was LOLing because you would fall into the ocean if you fell off the Oakland Bay Bridge!

If your Cascadia fault rips the way the Sumatra-Andaman fault ripped, you're damn right it will be pretty dangerous. In fact, both faults are about the same length, so we know they can both generate M9 megaquakes.

David · #15 07-11-2005, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Lux

Don't be silly, disasters only happen in American cities. Haven't you ever been to the movies?

I've been to a number of cineplexes where there were disasters, all right.

Somebody told me that "The Day After Tomorrow" was a disaster movie, & I said no, it was just a disaster.