There was a tsunami, but it was triggered by a volcanic eruption, not an earthquake.
Approximately 36,000 people died in the 1883 tsunami caused by the eruption of Krakatoa.
The island exploded in 1883, killing approximately 40,000 people. It was not an earthquake, but rather a volcanic event.
The eruption of 1883.
August 27th 1883
Began May 1883 until 27th. August 1883
Yes. The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa killed at least 36,000 people.
Krakatoa exploded in 1883 .
My best answer is that when Mount Krakatoa erupted in 1883, it produced the loudest sound in recorded history.
It killed more than 36,000 people.
The direct cause was the eruption of the nearby island volcano of Krakatoa, in August 1883.
ABOUT 36,000 people died in the 1883 mt.krakatoa eruption
1.The 2011 Japan Earthquake/Tsunami/Nucluar Crisis 2.The 1883 Krakatau, Indonesia Tsunami 3.The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 4.The 1908 Messina-Reggio Earthquake 5.The Chilean Tsunami of 1960