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These 15 are world's Deadliest Earthquakes on Record. Just read them for fun and GK.
NAME/DATE/LOCATION/FATALITIES/MAGNITUDE
1. Shaanxi - January 23, 1556 - Shaanxi, China - 820,000-830,000 (est) - 8.0 (est)
2. Haiyuan - December 16, 1920 - Ningxia-Gansu, China - 273,400 - 7.8
3. Tangshan - July 28, 1976 - Hebei, China - 242,769 - 7.8.
4. Antioch - May 21, 526 - Antioch, Turkey(then Byzantine Empire) - 240,000 - 7.0 (est)
5. Indian Ocean - December 26, 2004 - Indian Ocean, Sumatra, Indonesia - 230,210+ - 9.1-9.3
6. Aleppo - October 11, 1138 - Aleppo, Syria - 230,000 - Unknown.
7. Haiti - January 12, 2010 - Haiti - 100,000-316,000 - 7.0
8. Damghan - December 22, 856 - Damghan, Iran - 200,000 (est) - 7.9 (est)
9. Ardabil - March 22, 893 - Ardabil, Iran - 150,000 (est) - Unknown
10. Aleppo - November 29, 533 - Syria - 130,000 - ?
11. Messina - December 28, 1908 - Messina, Italy - 123,000 - 7.1
12. Ashgabat - October 6, 1948 - Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR (modern-day Turkmenistan) - 110,000 - 7.3
13. Great Kanto - September 1, 1923 - Kanto region, Japan - 105,385 - 7.9
14. Chihli - September 27, 1290 - Ningcheng, China - 100,000 - 6.8
15. Kashmir - October 8, 2005 - Muzaffarabad, Pakistan - 100,000 - 7.6.
Source:Wikipedia.
These 15 are world's Deadliest Earthquakes on Record. Just read them for fun and GK.
NAME/DATE/LOCATION/FATALITIES/MAGNITUDE
1. Shaanxi - January 23, 1556 - Shaanxi, China - 820,000-830,000 (est) - 8.0 (est)
2. Haiyuan - December 16, 1920 - Ningxia-Gansu, China - 273,400 - 7.8
3. Tangshan - July 28, 1976 - Hebei, China - 242,769 - 7.8.
4. Antioch - May 21, 526 - Antioch, Turkey(then Byzantine Empire) - 240,000 - 7.0 (est)
5. Indian Ocean - December 26, 2004 - Indian Ocean, Sumatra, Indonesia - 230,210+ - 9.1-9.3
6. Aleppo - October 11, 1138 - Aleppo, Syria - 230,000 - Unknown.
7. Haiti - January 12, 2010 - Haiti - 100,000-316,000 - 7.0
8. Damghan - December 22, 856 - Damghan, Iran - 200,000 (est) - 7.9 (est)
9. Ardabil - March 22, 893 - Ardabil, Iran - 150,000 (est) - Unknown
10. Aleppo - November 29, 533 - Syria - 130,000 - ?
11. Messina - December 28, 1908 - Messina, Italy - 123,000 - 7.1
12. Ashgabat - October 6, 1948 - Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR (modern-day Turkmenistan) - 110,000 - 7.3
13. Great Kanto - September 1, 1923 - Kanto region, Japan - 105,385 - 7.9
14. Chihli - September 27, 1290 - Ningcheng, China - 100,000 - 6.8
15. Kashmir - October 8, 2005 - Muzaffarabad, Pakistan - 100,000 - 7.6.
Source:Wikipedia.
