The tsunami is one of the most terrible natural phenomena, which leads to numerous destruction and casualties, and sometimes carries irreversible consequences. Only timely evacuation helps to avoid numerous deaths.
The largest tsunamis in the past 10 years have caused massive human disasters, destruction, and economic costs.. The more tragic of them wiped out residential areas. According to scientific data, a greater number of emerging destructive waves occur due to tremors in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
The article outlines the list of the most global catastrophes of 2005-2015, (updated to 2018) in chronological order.
1. Tsunami on the Izu and Miyake Islands in 2005
An earthquake with an amplitude of 6.8 points on the islands of Izu and Miyake in 2005 caused a tsunami. The waves reached up to 5 meters in height and could be the causes of victims, because the water moved at a very high speed and in half an hour it rolled from one island to another. Since the population was evacuated from dangerous points in a timely manner, tragedy was avoided. No human casualties were recorded. This is one of the biggest tsunamis that the Japanese islands have suffered in the last ten years.
2. Tsunami on the island of Java in 2006
The tsunami that hit the island of Java in 2006 is among the 10 largest disasters in several years. The deadly sea waves claimed the lives of more than 800 people. The height of the waves reached 7 meters and demolished most of the island's buildings. About 10 thousand people were affected. Thousands of people were left without housing. Among the dead were foreign tourists. The disaster was caused by a powerful earthquake in the depths of the Indian Ocean, which reached 7.7 on the Richter scale.
3. Tsunamis in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea in 2007
An earthquake with an amplitude of 8 points overtook the Solomon Islands and New Guinea in 2007. It entailed a 10-meter tsunami wave, which destroyed more than 10 villages. About 50 people died and thousands were left homeless. The damage suffered more than 30 thousand inhabitants. Many residents after the disaster refused to return, and for a long time stayed in camps that were built on top of the hills of the island. This is one of the largest tsunamis in recent years, caused by an earthquake in the depths of the Pacific Ocean..
4. Meteotsunami on the shores of Myanmar in 2008
The cyclone, dubbed Nargis, came to Myanmar in 2008. The destructive element, which claimed the lives of 90 thousand residents of the state, is classified as meteo-tsunami. In connection with the natural disaster, more than a million people suffered and suffered damage. Meteotsunami was so destructive that it did not leave a trace from some settlements. The biggest damage was the city of Yangon. Due to the scale of the disaster caused by the cyclone, it is included in the top 10 largest natural disasters in recent times.
5. Tsunami in the Samoan Islands in 2009
The Samoan Islands in 2009 fell victim to the tsunami surging through an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean exceeding 9 points. The fifteen-meter wave reached the residential areas of Samoa, and within a radius of several kilometers destroyed all the buildings. Several hundred people died. A powerful wave rolled down to the Kuril Islands and was a quarter meter in height. Global losses among people were avoided due to timely evacuation of the population. An impressive wave height and a powerful earthquake include the tsunami in the top 10 most terrible tsunamis in recent years.
6. Tsunami on the coast of Chile in 2010
The coast of Chile overtook a major earthquake in 2010, which caused a raging tsunami. The waves swept through 11 cities and reached a five-meter height. The catastrophe is estimated at one hundred dead. The inhabitants of. Easter was timely evacuated. The greater number of victims was caused by the earthquake itself, which caused a concussion of the Pacific waves. As a result, the Chilean city of Concepcion was displaced by several meters from its previous position. The tsunami that befell the coast is considered one of the largest in ten years.
7. Tsunami in the Japanese islands in 2011
The largest disaster that has befallen the land in recent years has occurred on the Japanese islands in the city of Tohuku in 2011. The islands were overtaken by an earthquake with an amplitude of 9.1 points, which caused a global tsunami. Destructive waves reaching 40 meters covered the islands and spread over several kilometers in the district. There were more than 20 thousand people who died in a natural disaster, and more than 5 thousand received various injuries. Many people are missing. Natural disasters caused an accident at a nuclear power plant, which led to an emergency in the country due to radiation. The waves reached the Kuril Islands and reached 2 meters in height. This is one of the strongest and most tragic tsunamis in the last 10 years in its scale.
8. Tsunami in the Philippines in 2013
The typhoon that befell the Philippines in 2013 caused a raging tsunami. Sea waves reached a height of 6 meters near the coast. In dangerous areas, evacuation began. But the typhoon managed to kill more than 10 thousand people. Water paved its way for a width of about 600 kilometers, sweeping away entire villages from the face of the island. The city of Tacloban ceased to exist. Timely evacuation of people was carried out in areas where a disaster was supposed. Numerous losses associated with natural disasters give the right to consider the tsunami in the Philippine archipelago as one of the most global in ten years.
9. Tsunami in the Chilean city of Ikek in 2014
The tsunami in the Chilean city of Ikek, which occurred in 2014, is associated with a major earthquake of 8.2 on the Richter scale. Chile is located in an area with high seismic activity, so earthquakes and tsunamis are common in this area. This time, the natural element caused the destruction of the city prison; in this regard, about 300 prisoners left its walls. Despite the fact that in some places the waves reached 2 meters in height, numerous losses were avoided. The timely evacuation of the inhabitants of the coast of Chile and Peru was announced. Only a few people died. The tsunami is the most significant that happened last year on the Chilean coast.
10. Tsunami on the shores of Japan in 2015
In September 2015, an earthquake occurred in Chile, reaching 7 points. In this regard, Japan suffered a tsunami, the waves of which exceeded 4 meters in height. The largest Chilean city of Coquimbo was severely damaged. Killed about ten people. The rest of the city's population was evacuated in a timely manner. In some areas, the wave height reached a meter and brought some destruction. The last disaster of September completes the 10 most global tsunamis in the last decade.
+ Tsunami in Indonesia near the island of Sulawesi in 2018
On September 28, 2018, in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi, near the island of the same name, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 points occurred, which subsequently caused a tsunami. As a result of the disaster, more than 2,000 people died and about 90 thousand lost their homes.